Saved By The Bell
Kathy Dingus


I bumped into you today and
you didn’t even know me
How close we once were, almost came too close to the fire.
You said I was too young and immature for a relationship.
It’s been years since I’ve seen you, not since we said goodbye.
I know you didn’t expect me to look as I do now.
This wheelchair makes people
tend to look away and not at me
My legs aren’t as they used to be, so strong and young and graceful
Not to speak of my new figure, it’s much larger than way back then.
I think of the long walks in the woods, and the dancing we used to do.
I don't stand as tall and proud as you once loved me to be.
There's no long, flowing hair that you used to run your hands through.
Time can ravage the memory,
has it ravaged yours or mine?
My heart wants to tell you, that it’s still me, here deep inside.
But I bumped into you today and you didn’t even know me.
When I told you my name, and who I was…
Did I see a hint of relief from what might have been?

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