Love Sonnet 66: After You Step Outside, And Close The Door

After you step outside, and close the door,
To leave this room, starkly in grey and black,
The question asked, as pending on the floor,
Is whether when or if you will be back;
This tryst adjourns in friendship, love unsaid,
Afraid to be exposed to pillory,
Abuse of privilege would have it paid,
To win in such a Pyrrhic victory;
Someday, if you would close the door again,
While coming in to cast the past away,
You will not be required then to explain,
Why, after all, you have chosen to stay;
……Bridges behind you will not come to burn,
……My iron gates have not yet learned to spurn.

poem by Reyvrex Questor Reyes
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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