Those memories...as they flicker in and out, we somehow blot out the bad ones. We had a picture in our hearts and heads....one that we thought we last forever. Then time got in the way and the rest is history. Yup, we forget the steps....unfortunately. Lydi**
Artie Shaw once wrote a book called "The Trouble With Cinderella", coming to the conclusion that pretty much no one lives happily ever after--and so this, as our decidedly non-Disney lives rarely come with convenient glass footwear. You have tightly encapsulated the less well-shod reality.
Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..