Remember the last time
your heart split in two
and you vowed never
to feel again.
Remember the last time
you looked at your father
praying you would become
the person he hoped you
would be when he first laid
eyes on you.
Remember that Time dances
forward—
We are mere puppets
asking for the instructions
as the dance floor
crumbles under
our feet.
Nicol Gowar is an English teacher by day and literary explorer by night. She relishes in the stories people offer her through their daily travels.