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traffic light.



she stepped out of the cafe
& the sun touched her face,
he slid his hand in hers,
& let their fingers interlace
​
and as they walked around,
that sunny day,
he spoke of this & that,
to keep her fears at bay

she'd traveled a lifetime 
in a month
& something in her
was broken,
something undone

they stopped to wait
at a traffic light.
she looked around
& wished the day to be night.

she couldn't hold back
and let loose the dam,
the red man blurred
and in her tears he swam

He hugged her tight 
as the cars sped by
patting her head 
& letting her cry.

She lost herself 
in his embrace
letting her fears flow
and hiding her face

and there amongst cars
white, black and blue,
something held them safe
tender and anew,
was it love?
who knew..

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