The peace unspoken

There’s a Polaroid lying before me
Like a photographic memory of love
Instead of wincing at its sight
I smile, a genuine sign of peace

The rainfall around me is like a slow drum
A light, solid beat like the tap of shoes
Worn and wet against the sidewalk
Yet still I smile

I recall a time when we walked together
Hand in hand, this road our destination
The streetlamps smiled the same way
Headlights seeking out our peaceful figures

Maybe you should be here to keep me company
To dream the same dream as I
But still I walk alone to a different song
That reminds me of the road untravelled

The locket around my neck is a silent reminder
There are angels on your shoulders
Tattooed with the ink of time and chance
May they keep you as mothers keep sleeping babies

Let the radio speak its mind, for I am not alone
I am simply wandering in the ocean
My feet kicking puddles
As if I were a beautiful girl at the seaside

Mommy said I would be a wonderful woman
A masterpiece of golden ringlets
I gaze into the mirror and see who I was
And acknowledge who I am

When all the begging and borrowing is done
When the sun once again rises
To replace this sodden moon above me
May this peaceful smile still kiss my lips as you once did.