Love Poem: I Paused, She Paused
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Written by: John Watt

I Paused, She Paused

Two months after graduation I dialed her number, 8 - 1 - 8,
                                                                                               I paused…
 maybe Sue's forgotten me?                              
 well I'll never know if I don't try      
 we spoke of our college days
 of late nights cramming for music theory exams    
 of songs we wrote (together)
 for her beautiful soprano voice
 "Would you like to have dinner sometime?"             I asked
                                                                                            she paused…
 "I'm in a relationship"       "Hey, I'm happy for you"    I lied
 and went on with my life                                            
 34 years went by

Oct 7th, 2016                               
 I had just finished loading the dishwasher
 she dialed my number              
 it was her 56th birthday              she was alone
 we spoke of our careers                    
 of late nights watching classic movies
 of songs we wrote (not together)       
 one of hers made it on the radio:      'Hold Me In Your Eyes'           
 Sue said she wrote those lyrics thinking of how I used to look at her
 so intently, never looking away              
                                                                                            she paused…
 "Would you like to have dinner sometime?"                          
                                                                                                I paused…
 "I'm in a relationship"                   "Hey, I'm happy for you"



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Poetry form: Lyric
Date published: 7 October, 2016