Lying in bed remembering
the warm comfort of a woman
lying next to me
an emotional and
physical comfort
a balm for the body
the mind and the soul
I’m thinking it would be nice
to feel that warm comfort again
I imagine I never will
except in occasional thoughts
and summoned memories
then I remember how
the warm comfort
can become
a cold discomfort
how the sweetness
can turn sour
the relationship doomed
with no rewinding it
and I banish those
warm remembrance
from my wary mind
taking comfort in
my peaceful life
devoid of heartaches
disappointments
and miseries.
Bob Boyd