Thanks for commenting on my poem…I have never had anyone do that and it’s wonderful that you took the time to let me know what it meant to you. I wrote it as a companion to Unwinding Memories, the one I had published through TransPoetry. They both are about losing someone through death. I had in mind a woman who is still dealing with the unexpected death of her partner, who was most likely a guest speaker, a writer. And the stage is literal. Then, when I read it again, I remembered that my last love was (and still is, I hope) an amazing singer and I used to watch him perform on stage many times. Could I have subconsciously been thinking of him when I wrote it? I don’t think so…I had an older man in mind, with gray hair, and the shirt in my mind was a blue denim one like older ‘academics’ wear. Funny, but now I remember keeping some of my ex’s romantic and sweet voice mails when we were together, and after we broke up I erased them all, not being able to bear to listen to them. Well, isn’t this all so interesting? I do love it when life and art are so entangled.