| Fault Line "But we knew each other once..." I say. And you walk away. I am some insane woman Screaming down the street, "Can't you even say hello?" And my words bounce off your back Cold immune to the fear. I glimpsed it in your eyes That moment of recognition For one split second we were caught Flooded with a terror of truth. And for a millisecond your steps falter. A clank of cold steel shakes my nerves I watch your shield return. Shouting resounding through my head, "But we were friends..." The words fall black, cold, and false In the burning pit of my stomach. As continental plates drift apart We slip past Having already spilled enough volcanic fire For too many lives.© 1997 wendi loomis "Reflection in Fragments" |