Stuck
Cracks in the pavement
are pages in your diary,
detailing the days
of wasted waiting.
The day rivers rebelled,
your head full of warmer climes,
despite the iced hair
licking your face.
The face charming all.
You did not throw bricks,
granting the entrance
to the Malley’s home.
Moving to the big city,
they took your best friend.
Promises to write
and insincere hopes.
The wish against fact.
Futile hopes never dying.
The map says: ‘you are here’.
It is lying.
by Kimberly Jamison