Missing Betty Boop

Missing Betty Boop

I missed you today, Betty Boop.

I miss your darkness

Spilling into the light,

I miss the glimpses of light

In your darkness,

I miss the conversations

That gave birth to Rueben Jane

(Who you never got to know),

I miss our times together,

The shared confessions

And the feeling that maybe it will be all right.

I miss that day in the park -

Do you remember that day?

That perfect day

When we stole a stranger's laughter?

I missed you today, Betty Boop.