My mind knows better than
My body
that longs for your touch
Against the advice of My mind
that remembers how much
Hurt he left behind when he walked out
My body seems to have a damaged short term meomory
or a selective one
It chooses to recall only the only the sugar
the sweet, wet, warm kisses
the hot mad mess
the smiling deep dark eyes
My Mind recalls the before and the after
Remembers when the eyes stopped smiling
And truly became dark
Remembers how the heart
Ached
Remember the sweet perfume
That masked his similar scent
the morning he returned
After that prolonged night
The Mind
The Mother
The Body
The Daughter
The Mother
Protects
The Daughter