Re-set.

Like trying to re-connect with an old lover
she re-visits the scene again
the gap widens, reality grips
cuts the strings, free-falling
lands here, with no place to go
but onwards...

I didn't want to do the dishes
to wash away the loving memories
of the round the table.

as I absent-mindedly laid the extra place
my tears reminded me that the seat
would remain un-warmed