The Last Time

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

There was once a last time

That we kissed

We didn’t know it then

Or we may have kissed more passionately

There was once a last time

That we danced

We didn’t know it then

Or we may have danced one more dance

There was once a last time

That I saw your face

I didn’t know it then

Or I may have looked longer

There was once a last time

And just like that . . .

The Late-Blooming Belly Dancer

Familial deterioration