Reunion Poem by barbara williams

We crawled backwards
through time
we narrowly maneuvered
the meager hole
which scraped our sides
bloody and exhilarated,
two decades vanished
tenderly, you dabbed my wounds
with salt,
and I yours
We walked our sacred place
opening cupboards, peeking behind curtains
we stumbled upon skeletons and dreams
then, found loss-
gingerly, we tossed it back and forth
we dared not touch the wand
left carelessly by an open window
Night came, you placed a star in my pocket
as did I in yours
We patted our wishes
and crawled back out
as painfully as we'd arrived.