the catch-up

get this---

you put the person behind you…

you did your best to burn them,

to amicably make closure with them,

to see their face,

however you now imagine it,

in the

rearview mirror

& then,

when you least expect it,

just when you were doing better,

just when everything was getting in line,

just when you convinced yourself that

you’re stronger,

you’re successful,

you’re

on “the right path”

(whatever the f**k that is),

suddenly, said face that had been put away

comes back in full force,

with a smile & an empty gesture…

“you know, if you ever need anything,

just call…”

(opening a door that they don’t really want to

open)

&

as you begin to walk away,

there is a metaphorical lasso thrown,

in the guise of a memory that you could give a

f**k about &

yet, it is brought up in order to light that

pseudo-obligatory fuse,

which promotes the idea between the two of

you  that,

“it would be great” if you got together to

catch-up.

Reviews

[Trigorin]

Not bad, and you have a very raw style which works very well with this piece. I think some of it is a little redundant, and you could probably trim this down a little, make it flow better, but that's up to you. Very well done.