It’s a peculiar sort of thing
how real life resumes
it doesn’t stop
so you can catch your breath
it doesn’t pause
so you can finish sewing your heart back together
you can’t rewind
to that night that you thought you figured it all out
you can’t fast forward
through the mountains
you can’t repeat
that perfect kiss
real life resumes
It doesn’t stop
so you can save up your change
it doesn’t pause
so you can finish writing the next great American novel
you can’t rewind
to the moment you learned how to lie
you can’t fast forward
through the forest you got lost in
you can’t repeat
the morning that filled you with love
real life resumes
The poet, whose full name is Christine Marie Attardo, is a self-described bibliomaniac from Toms River with a love of all things creative.
