Out of the Blue by Taylor Dibbert

An old friend calls him

Out of the blue,

He can’t remember

The last time

That they spoke,

His friend is

Packing up his things

And moving out,

Going through 

A separation 

And getting ready

For a divorce

And whatever comes next,

He tells his

Friend that 

He feels his pain

And that he’s 

Really sorry

But the main thing

That he wants

His friend to know

Is that things 

Are going 

To get better

And that that’s

Probably not

Going to

Happen quickly

But at some point

There’s going to be 

A glimmer of light

And eventually

There will be doors

And then there

Will be things

That he may have

Never seen

And at some point

He’ll see

The bright lights

And then

He’ll leave

The darkness behind

And as soon as

He feels

The scars

On his heart,

He’ll know 

That life is 

About to get

Very busy.

About the Poet:

Taylor Dibbert is a writer, journalist, and poet in Washington, DC. “Invictus,” his debut poetry collection, was published in January.