Recognition

A few side steps 
off the curve you fall
and for a while 
there is a time and place
to bat your eyes 
and lick your lips
as if the package 
is all that matters 
in those moments when
the label tastes better 
than the wine
and the left hand 
on your Rolex
gets stuck 
between AM and PM
in a hesitating movement
that never gets beyond 
the here and now
...remember where you came from
not just where you’re headed
because at the end 
of the day
all that matters 
is what you hold
dear to your heart
even if it is gently worn
on the sleeve 
of your designer suit
with an occasional 
nod of recognition
to what once was… 

© 2015 TrilbyYates 

Twilight Internet Star Crossed Lovers

Alternative time 
burn out 
and insecurities soar 
like the wounded angel 
I once was.
Flying too close
to the sun 
a virtue in disguise  -
And there was 
a moment of ease 
and a desire 
to lean in closer 
than allowed;
to take finger tips 
to your lips 
and hush 
the secrets away.
A kiss that could 
have been 
a once in a lifetime
passion between 
strangers...
A missed opportunity?
We may never know -
But wishful thinking 
and hope continues
to smolder
so very slowly 
I close my eyes
look deeply into yours
and see all that 
I will ever need to know
...twilight internet 
star crossed lovers -

© 2014 TrilbyYates