Secret Little Places
She found me after many years
A note and then the phone.
It came at a most unusual time.
Heightened awareness.
So many things converging.
Another sign that things were changing for the good.
Only days before an old friend had asked if I had spoken to her.
I said no, not since the day we graduated, many years before.
I said I had looked for her, but never had any luck.
And now here she was.
Excited to have connected
We went over all the niceties.
I asked if she was surprised I remembered her.
The way she approached made me wonder.
I told her I had looked for her over the years but to no avail.
She said she had thought about reaching out, but never followed through.
It was an interesting time for her.
It became clear she was looking for transition
She was reaching back for a happier time.
A time we had enjoyed together.
We spoke for hours
On this and that
And reminisced as lovers do.
We spoke of those we knew together
And those who’d grown apart.
I told her stories she’d long forgot
And some we shared and laughed.
And then she asked me if I knew
Why she had reached out to me.
I thought I did
But wasn’t sure
And she just said
Because,
The special thing that we had shared
Was something she still knew.
She asked what had happened
Why we had grown apart.
And how it had come to pass.
The romance had faded
Our paths diverged.
Our lives on different tracks
We talked some more
Then said goodbye
Promising to stay in touch
I most confess, I was really touched
To hear our love was real
I found it unlocked a secret place
That long ago that was sealed.