A Look Behind...One Last Time

Some say..to be able to move forward...we should always look back..at least once....

  The  bar is almost empty... hard to remember the last toast...

friendly hugs were given, rides provided by the host...

a few are still lingering..no place they want to be...

rather talk to a stranger then walk these empty streets..

I put up the last few chairs, wipe the tables off..

watch as the last few customers make it to their cars...

 Ah, now it is my turn, head to where I call home...

back to the room  where silence reins, and memories

warm my bones...

Here I will take that look, one more time at least..

the memories I have stored..those that make up me....

That last look he gave me as his Mother walked away...

yes, thats the one that changed me...

into the man I am today...

Memories that haunt me..like my duffle bag  does now..

how I held it all together then..baffles me somehow....

seeing myself in that  frozen land..oh so far away..

listening to the unspoken answere I didnt want that day..

Yes..just one more look back..then move on with my life...

staying within the rules...

never look back twice!

Author's Note

It is all part of what I call the Journey... one step at a time...you are welcome to tag along.....

Reviews

[taylor.mickles]

I really like this poem. I like the rhythm and the message behind it. A really good write with great closing lines. :)

[Ironbutt]

Thank you, enjoy the journey.

[Lydia Shutter]

Such a sad write filled with honest emotion.....one last look at a memory before moving on. The new year brings time for reflection....and that is what this poem is. Well written. Lydi**

[Ironbutt]

Thank you, I enjoy yours as well