“My original plan was to get married, live in the suburbs, have three kids, a great husband, and a big dog. And maybe give some after-school piano lessons. But things rarely turn out the way we plan.” —Susan Dane
The Tea Party
by Susan Dane
When the conversations were over,
when it no longer served you to pay attention
as if I mattered—
for I had once so mattered—
We put the fire out,
and you left with less care
than a stranger
telling a child it is time
to put away the tea party.... Read more
Copyright © 2000 Susan Dane
from GOOD-BYE TO WHITE KNIGHTS
and other moving vehicles—I. Gone the Clear Blue