Rearview Mirror

If you're looking for a sign,
you missed it,
you blew past it
miles back,
driving far too fast
with your eyes closed tightly,
to shut out the sight
of what's not there anymore.
If you're looking for answers,
they're in the back of the book--
but only to odd-numbered questions.
The rest you'll have to find on your own.
The future can only be as good
as what you make of the past,
and you've forgotten
all that made me love you.
Everything changes,
eventually,
and I'm no exception.
I cracked my neck,
and it all came clear--
no wonder I couldn't see,
with our combined breathing
fogging up the windows
of your car,
hand prints on the glass,
toe prints on the windshield...
I realized that your absence
isn't what's been suffocating me--
I've been holding my breath,
and now the other foot has dropped,
so I can start again.
Keep on driving, beautiful,
and don't look back.
I know I won't anymore.