Last night I went to the restaurant— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
to see Lise again.
With some cocaine courage
and Kathy’s company waiting for me
I went once more to confront
what was ending between us.
And it ended, finally….
As it had to; from her side.
She and Anthony
made commitments in Mexico over Christmas
and so, my fears and strengths
and tolerances
no longer enter into it.
I have nothing to try to handle…
anymore.
She thought she would make it into 1986
in my poetry.
Perhaps… we’re two days short…
she may be a footnote.
This thing has finally ended
and I’m grateful.
gallagher
29 dec 85
Archive for the ‘People’ Category
1985-12-29
Sunday, December 29th, 19851985-12-29
Sunday, December 29th, 1985 Kathy's skin and passion are like mine.
Her lovers and confusions
Her career and her heart
are as stubbornly Irish as I am
We look at each other
across our lovers and years
these marriages
and all our comings and goings.
We're growing older and wiser
and more scarred from our lives
and our friendship keeps growing deeper
while our love remains the same.
gallagher
29 dec 85
— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
1985-12-29
Sunday, December 29th, 1985Poetry and reflection come for almost anything today— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
except Rose.
if emotional insecurity is
at the center of my problems
then she is the diamond
in the navel of it.
That I love her and need her
is to say I breath.
Life is nearly unimaginable
without her
at the center of my world.
Everything else has been transient
save her constant love.
gallagher
29 dec 85