Words Can Never Say

ART: "Supermarket" by Jabob Lawrence

/I saw your girlfriend in the
Rite Aid the other day...
When she saw me, she was
getting ready to turn and
walk the other way...
I stopped and put my hand upon
her shoulder...
She couldn't have given me a look
that was any less colder.
I asked her if she'd seen you and if
you were doing well..
She gave me a look and then said
"Go to hell.."
I said "Wait a minute, I really, really
need to know...People can change,
people can grow.."
She looked at me with a little bit of
sympathy..
and I thought I saw a bit of empathy../


/ She said that you found a new job
new apartment and bought a new car..
Said you were living kinda large .....
but hadn't moved too far...
She said that you were dating a few guys
but nothing too seriously...
and that you'd be better off not hearing from me.../

/but what does she know
about what we had?
what can she know about our good times
and our bad?
I know that you probably told her a lot of things
but there are some things that words can never say...
things like how once upon a time
we felt a certain way.../

/ I smiled and bid your girlfriend goodbye...
I started to dial your number on my cell phone,
but thought better of it...
I don't know why...
I happened to get a glance at you the other day...
I started to walk over to you and say something,
but then I just smiled and walked the other way./

/ Your girlfriend told me that you were livin
kinda large..
but hadn't moved too far..
Seeing a few guys
but nothing too seriously... and that you'd be better off ...
if you didn't hear anything about me and
the way we used to be../

/ but what does she know
about what we had?
what can she possibly know about our good times and our bad?
I know you probably told her a lot of things..
but there are some things that words can never say...
things like how once upon a time we felt a certain way..../