Lovelorn Poet in St. Augustine, FL: I Remain Steadfast

I Remain Steadfast

I Remain Steadfast
Missed Connections in St. Augustine

…in my resolve to deny you any entry.
Even the most casual wave is to be (easily) ignored/rebuffed.
An innocent beckoning?
No. I know it now as a trick, a lure.
Down a path I’ve trod before
And have no desire to tread again.

I am wiser now. Sadder, and wiser. You taught me to be both.
In fact, unbeknownst to you at the time, your castle key had (just a few moments before) been returned.

So know this for certain, in all your damnable uncertainty:
I remain steadfast;
both in turning away from thoughts of the past and of you…
and in opening my heart and my soul to face my brightening future.

Don’t bother responding. I won’t read it. I Remain Steadfast.

Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:

In our missed connections poem of the day, it appears our St. Augustine poet has donned armor to protect themselves from the the poisonous touch of the one who has done them wrong. Some people just have a way of weakening defenses and sneaking their way back into good graces so better to lock the doors and batten the hatches when you know they’ll be blowin’ through town!

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