God's White Board

Looking her in the eyes for the first time in months, I released all my anger and pain onto her in one breath. Pent up rage. Bottled ire. Destroyed emotion. She stayed sitting and didn't run away or tell me to leave, letting me remove all of what consumed me for a seemed millenia. Trashed promises. Torn dreams. Discarded jewelry. Why would someone do such a thing? Take a verbal assault of that magnitude? Tainted ploy? Sick joke? Disturbing end game? Tears came forth, released from her eyes, not mine. A harsh reality hit me like Odin's mace. True regret. Heartfelt sorrow. Soulful apologies. "I am so sorry" was thrown from the lips I used to worship. "I miss you dearly" closely followed with a look I've never seen. Lost time. Missed opportunity. Hurting existence. All at once, a stream of raw, unbridled fear crept into my heart. I now see her as I once did, but more human. Errors forgone. Misfortune released. Beauty remains. God's white board erased yet again.