kicking a rock
a question
posed as a statement.
He dropped words
about intentions
to call his ex-wife
for Mother's Day
to thank her for being;
dropped tears
when he said
how grateful he's been
to know her.
I didn't drop my telephone
like I didn't drop my stare
like I didn't drop my six-gun
when the last one shot me down
as in that song by Leonard Cohen
that I want played
when it's time.
We hang places:
up, down, around.
I get on with my day
meeting my other maker
for late lunch and vodka
veiled by tomato juice.
She speaks of his message
briefly, yet in stone.
I remember to stare
without dropping.
I remember that I
was made in love
and precisely what
my star-crossed duo
has taught me:
If you've loved them once
love always.
Hallelujah.
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