This Poem was Submitted By: Mell W. Morris On Date: 2003-06-29 15:30:07 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Trunk

Alone in the gloaming, music playing, tapers lit, their flash-flicker reminiscent of her late father's carefully-laid fires. Glissando-like, she rubs her hand along the grain of his old seaman's trunk. Aged, tactiley balsa, it reflects years of tender care. She's ended a long relationship, has heard knocks on her door, messages on her recorder, and has received letters now tied With a lavender grosgrain ribbon, lying unopened on the floor next to her. The next song begins and tortured tones of "When A Man Loves A Woman" billow through the glittering dusk. She opens the trunk and from piles at her side, she gently places letters, Hundreds of photos, playbills,  a string of pearls...all remnants of him...inside the trunk. Raising her glass of wine in a salute, she Sips, then closes the trunk again. Locks it with one final touch.

Copyright © June 2003 Mell W. Morris

Additional Notes:
This is a true account of how a single friend of mine ceremoniously ends relationships. Once a man has been "trunked," it is final. With thanks to Rick.


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