Memory clouds

I'm coming to a crossroads in my real life

When I was young
in another life
 wore a uniform
 had a new wife

Big obligations
Grandiose plans
A wife at my side
life would expand

Then we got orders
We were deployed
stressed to breaking
marriage destroyed

Off came the uniform
promptly divorced
Gina had problems
A matter of course

Bulimic bi-polar
Gorgeous thin hipped
complex and difficult
smart as a whip

I wonder if Gina
would talk to me now
look in my eyes
or stare at the ground

She would hate Lexus
Say she was dumb
rolling her eyes
she would make fun

Gina could be
ugly and cruel
say hurtful things
make you her tool

That isn't Lexus
She's a sweetheart
A loving spirit
playing her part

Hard not to love
a woman like her
It's all just to easy
A thought that occurs

Nothing was easy
In Gina's mad life
One day fantastic
followed by strife

She was incredible
When she was on top
but you always knew
the other boot drop

Lexus is more like
a soft easy fit
Beautiful woman
Not one for s**t

Memories of Gina
Fog up my brain
Was she dramatic
or truly insane

It doesn't matter
Gina's long gone
Lexus is here
Time to move on

Reviews

[Jack...]

You seem happy my friend...that is a good thing, you deserve it. Very nice.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Jack

[Tai Ryens]

'Tis enticing how day to day nothing changed yet we look back a decade and everything has changed. You've done well expressing this thought through your own experiences; but is that not what poetry is? Very good with your poem; keep your pencil sharp and your mind sharper.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks Tai. You too

[Acucena G.]

Wow, its an amazing poem , the marriage between the context of the poem and the organization is wonderful, very good piece. Job well done

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Acucena

[Acucena G.]

You are welcome

[Vikrantsingh]

Ricochet you and few of my friends are always my 1st choice. I keep peeping your work more often and love the chemistry between you and your thinking process :)

Keep up your work mate :)

Cheers!!
Singh :)

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Vik

[Mary Christabel George]

Men will be men for sure...
Waiting for Gina or Gina waiting for the loved one would be another dramatic scene or proof of insanity.
Move on as it ends.
Lexus is the new cup of tea or the seducing wine.
As I said Men will be men for sure..

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by mary

[D.E. Ball]

Hold onto your good memories, and find strength from your bad experiences. You endured the worst Gina dealt, so now you're stronger and better prepared for your relationship with Lexus.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you D.E.

[D.E. Ball]

You're quite welcome! :)

[Souladareatease]

Excellent Pen to the changing times...reflection has a good way of giving knowledge and some cases a sigh of relief ---a Look see in pen!!!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you soul

[Souladareatease]

Anytime BR!!!

[quinfinn]

well, you know, it sounds very much to me like an upgrade took place. you went from the pricey but inefficient Ginamobile to a high end , comfortable, reliable and very well made Lexus. this is really great poetry , Mark, some of your best. i bet you get more miles from a fill up too!

[Baby Ricochet]

HA! That's funny. Thanks Pegasus.

[quinfinn]

always welcome, my friend

[N!LoC]

bittersweet chocolate ....

[Baby Ricochet]

For sure. Thanks for stopping by N!LoC. It's always a joy to hear from you

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A grafted piece that slates within the context of memory rather than time, well done, good read.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Thomas