Pavement

On the main road,
paving stones
of golden promises
and celebrations.
Cocktails and party
dresses, satin
and damask taffeta
with gloves.
Smoking poses,
succes to belong to
Zodiac shapes and
high heels
rosary beads
Subterfuge prayers
reeled off
into fawning praises.
And the way was
lost, once again,
and so did friends
and almost did
memories, one
by one, inch
by inch too soon.
Vague resemblances
reflected on
new betrayals
like and old movie.
In the white and black
pavement of the
old hospital to run
forward towards
the bitter awakening.
And solitude to
be my only
new dress