a poem! after a long time without a poem! oh my poor poetry-deprived blog!

I fell and sprained
my dignity
while walking past
your door…
just tripped and fell
head over heels
and tumbled to
the floor.
You offered help,
I shook my head
and hurried on
my way.
You smiled and
you shook your head
and went about
your day.
By evening I
was limping and
I blushed to see
you smile
I would have limped
right by you but
you said
oh stay a while.
And then
and then
and then
and then
I stayed
till it
was after ten…
and you and I
and I and you,
we smiled till
the night was through…
My dignity
I am afraid
has parted ways
with me
it packed its bags
this morning and
had driven off
by three.
We watched it go
and smiled and
we brewed
a pot of tea…
My dignity and I,
I think,
were never meant
to be