July 4th

4th of July

Kids with painted faces

Flags abound

Hot dogs and burgers on the grill

You and I

Feeling safe and secure

So sure it would be like this 

Forever

Seeing those old pictures of us yesterday brought me back to the past with you

Kids are almost grown

You are no longer here

Me alone with the family

Pizza replaces hot dogs

Me feeling like the old Aunt

Kids wanting me to have a person

Everyone wanting me to have a person

But what I got today was Guitarman texting me

Flirting with me

But not wanting to be with me

Just keeping me like a fish to catch and

Throw back in 

And catch again 

And throw back in again and again

But others are fishing too 

And I am to be caught be another

And taken home to love

And soon Guitarman will have an empty fishing line