Tea for one

she wrapped your invitation
with love and care
she was so excited for
both her parents to be there.

you enter.
you sit.
a sullen presence
at the back of the room.

we dance a silly dance.
everyone but you.
it's hard not to notice
the chill of your stare.

she practiced all week
to serve us tea and cookies
but you didn't want to stay.
I take my cup with a smile.

I shouldn't be surprised
and neither should she.
I try not to be disappointed.
and quietly drink my tea.

Author's Note

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You paint this strained encounter with such ease and such pathos 'M'

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, I have a lot of that in my life, and will for a while.

[Jon Roggie]

Sad moment. One I share, but more of the simple no show.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks, yes, it is. I am trying to build a different world.

[Jon Roggie]

All you can do.

[icelandicblue]

You will shield her as long as you can. Hopefully when she learns the truth she will be older and more able to handle it. It is sad that she will have to handle it at all.

[Lyn Anderson]

You are right, of course, and we soldier on.:)

[Lyn Anderson]

There are moments in a child's life they will never get back. If we don't take the time to do the things that are important to them right now, they may never forgive us.