The Day I Felt That Way

I wondered if she thought about my feelings

after that day?

The day we talked and she

made me cry …

I wondered why the tears came so quickly, like

dust blown at my face then, a slow drizzle on a

misty gray morning.

It took days to realize the

strange transgression of feelings

between us …

Finally, I emerged into the sun

drawn toward the relief I pursued.

I felt a rush of wind just before my

final step up the

steep grade …