FROZEN FRAME
Fragments of a
Single moment
Have caught
My senses...
Like ripples in water
They twirl
In my mind
Even as my heart
Breaks
At being unable
To rewind
This act on life's
Stage!
The breeze blew
Gentle
The river lapped,
Lazily licking the
Shore
Taking cares away
Of this world
So tired and old...
Voices spoke
Laughter rang
Chaotic harmony
Around!
That's when
I spotted the one
Looking at me
Through me as it were
Despite the distance
Stretched between us...
Gazes met
A smile was
Sent forth...
Time stopped
For too long...
The smile
Was reeled back
By the one given
Like a fishing
Line!
Empty, it returned
To the giver
Before the frame
Unfroze, before
Time once more
Ticked on
And the genial
Face now unsmiling
Moved on!
The breeze blew
Softly
The waves lapped
At the shore
This time
Asking why I had
Not welcomed the
Kind smile...
I feel regret
Sad even
At my cold
Cold unusual
Unfriendly act...
Oh let me
See for real
That face
Again
So I might smile
And wipe
My regret away!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
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