Iris' Last Stand Before Leaving the Background
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 13 years.
A lot has gone on in the past near two weeks
One minute she was on top of the world
With the strong and supportive Stanley by her side
The next he just hopped onto a black Harley Davidson
Headed for parts unknown without her by his side
He believed that there was no future in their relationship
Might have been right because his life was directionless
Full of complications and past baggage so heavy
It could fill Newark Airport three times over
Realized that their romance was nothing but a momentary mirage
A pit stop until the next urge to develop wanderlust came into play
Developed a sense of cowardice and immaturity when it came to honesty
Instead of taking the direct approach; he went through back channels
A face to face final meeting would've been proper, along with tact
Sadly, the former hero of the story developed a yellow streak
A mile long and ten miles wide down his back
Didn't like being told that on the telephone when she got fed up
With being polite and teary eyed over the callous way to say goodbye
Done with Stanley's half-truths and broken promises
Ready for him to get on his bike and disappear into the ether
She was always a low priority for him, given his missing sensitivity chip
Feeling like the past two years has been nothing but a lie
A grand illusion to placate the victim into a false sense of security
Until he could use his past, present and future obligations
As an escape route to get out of making any commitments
Through with love for the moment, unless it involved the self-kind
Healing the napalmed heart from within harder than many would think
Not like Miley Cyrus in the rebounding department
Too much on over reflection; not enough action in moving forward
Wondered if she was too trusting with her heart to a broken man
Hopefully, someone better will come along
Not looking too far into the future
Taking life a quarter mile at a time
Will get better without that man-child to call the shots
It's her story now for better or worse.