And So It Begins (Epilogue)

And so it begins...

“Thank you for a genuinely fun date. I hope I get to see you again soon, and that the rest of your evening goes well.”

“I had a really good time getting to know you even more. Looking forward to our next one.

“Which I hope happens soon.”

“Do you work/have plans for Friday evening?”

“I don’t work. I don’t have plans. I am yours.”

It may end

I suppose all things do

But one thing I know for sure

Is that I am not afraid -

Not any longer

And hopefully never again,

For I have learned

(finally)

That life is more

Than the fall after the rise:

The drop and the agonizing wait for it.

And so am I