After the Intervention (Epilogue)

From across the room
I blew her a kiss
I don't know why
it just seemed like the
only thing
left to do
and to my surprise
she caught it
closed her fingers around it
I said
for you
she said
I don't know why
but it always
surprises me
and smiled
a worn
and tired smile
I didn't say
it shouldn't
the obvious thing
I just felt for it
then found it
smiled back
and said
well it always surprises me too
we shared
a chicken sandwich
then
went on our ways
so then
for all of it
and all the agony
traveling here
out in the dark
coming
on its way
here tonight
this here
this one time
was
not so dark
and not so bad.