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ESTRANGED
You
came
to
me
just
like
a
prince
and
fanned
a
dying
flame;
you
spoke
with
tongue
of
eloquence
and
softly
crooned
my
name.
My
heart,
unmoved
for
many
years,
was
lifted
to
the
height;
you
set
it
free
to
feel
again
and
love
with
all
its
might.
The
door
that
I
had
firmly
closed
I
then
flung
open
wide;
I
cleared
the
passageway
of
doubt
and
bid
you
come
inside.
We
closed
the
door
and
climbed
the
stairs
to
ecstasy
sublime,
and
I
was
sure
that
we
would
be
together
for
all
time.
But
now
the
door
is
gaping
wide,
for
you
have
traversed
through,
and
all
that's
left
inside
my
heart
is
bitterness
toward
you.
I'll
close
the
door
and
board
it
up;
your
pleadings
I'll
rebuff,
'cause,
frankly,
dear,
my
love
is
dead,
and
twice
burned
is
enough.
Copyright
©
1999
Ruth
Gillis
"Estranged"
received
a
First
Place
Award
in
the
July
1999
issue
of
Poets
At
Work.
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