THE LAST RENDEZVOUS

Dearly Beloved,

Thanks for honouring this meeting

You don’t need to wear that frown

Here, I bought you a beer

You don’t need to check your watch

I promise, it will be brief

I brought you your heart’s desire

On a golden platter

Today, I’m walking away

To a place our paths might never meet

With these thoughts eating me up:

That to you, I’m never good enough

I probably might never be

In this world and in the one to come

But I still hold those cherished memories

Of our meetings on the shores

I have your pictures in my album

I will flip through them everyday

I have your number on my phone

I will delete it after here

Will that even be necessary?

I know those digits off head

I will be tempted to call

But I promise I won’t

Today, I’m walking away

And it’s clear you are not bothered

Have you even checked today’s date?

It’s our 10^th wedding anniversary

For better or worse, you said?

Well, here are the keys

The keys to the car parked there

A promise I made on our wedding night

Do me the honours

Make me a keeper of my word

And one last favour:

Tell me where I went wrong

What did he say that I never said?

Dearly Beloved,

What’s that mark on your face?

He’s abusing you already?

Why do you have tears in your eyes?

Oh no! Don’t let them fall

Did you just say you still love me?

Should I believe you?

Well, this meeting is one of farewell

Not one of opening dead wounds

I wish you well dear

But against all odds,

Today I walk away

And I walk away smiling.