Yesterday
Now gone the tainted smell left by yesterday
makes today free to move on.
Scent at this end of morning smothers regret
in bright gleams of sorry.
Last night can remain asleep.
Bruised after we gave it a beating, dark-time
caved in to crazy un-reason.
Right now is behaving but is still a bit bleak.
Dawn broke all records for tearful awareness
when we regretful awoke.
The fire\'s smoke abated when not stoked for
pity\'s sake and today is preparing
for prettier moments.
Already replacement net curtains have fallen
over our yesterday-face.
The black and blue words we threw at each
other have faded to pale.
New brooms sweep the cleaner say sages
if used as intended.
Unspoken offence while making whoopee
leaves bad feelings as after effects.
Tainted emotion, kept inside, never does
turn out very well
but now dying that yesterday-smell
rains reasons to freshen love\'s fragrance.
Are we though ready ?