Remembering Friday - Janinka Diverio

Hyde Park early evening
Sun streaming through the
Buildings of somewhere
We didn’t know

A pub, a bar
Seems a long time ago
Failing more, more, more
Under a first spring London sky

Then Saturday, river edgeland
Thoughts, walks along
Pebbles in the sand
Sometimes hand upon hand

But too soon
Pool-like eyes
Infinite, clear, full
Of your heart, heavy
Laden, heavy, full of

Till time caved in
Stopped too early to begin
Pulled away too soon
Down a faceless track

After, regret
Alone, empty, searching
Attempting to accept
Mindful choices made

A wanted hug
A needed touch
Too much
Though not enough

And now – remembering Friday
And
Despite what I know
Where to?
Forward to where we can’t go!

Janinka Diverio