Coffee Shop Sessions

I swear I won’t mourn you

I won’t miss the days
Of snuggling up to you
Of you kissing away my fears
Of the long phone calls talking about our days
They never happened anyway

I won’t miss the time you visited
And baked my favorite dish
And watched the kids while I went for a run
And folded my laundry tightly
It never happened anyway

I won’t miss our vacations
Walking the beach
Playing in the surf
Shopping all the boutiques
We never went anyway

All the things, places and activities
That join people
All the laughter and talking
That connect
Did it get spent somewhere else?
Did it ever have a chance?

I used to mourn what we don’t have
But when you’re gone
I’ll finally stop hoping for a change

[2023]

This one is for all those you can’t force to love you. You can’t change their ways no matter how hard you try, no matter how much it hurts.