Strategy
Encountering an ex again,
Avoid all talk of there and then.
Speak only of the here and now;
If ex should balk, show him/her how.
Be sure to shun the question “why?”
(Its answer often is a lie.)
Maintain some semblance of composure;
Abandon any hope of closure.
Jane Blanchard lives and writes in Georgia. Her first collection, Unloosed, and her second, Tides & Currents, are both available from Kelsay Books.