Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Hidden Keychain


A small black velveteen pouch -
a reminder of the secrets and betrayal
of another life long ago.

With hesitation,
I gently pull on the satin cord to look inside,
slowly reaching in to remove the shiny golden keychain -
 a skeleton key,
engraved with her sentimental words,
"the key to my heart".

He had been holding the key
to someone else's heart -
the evidence hidden away
in the dark corner of the trunk.  ~  msc



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