ashe

was never real

at some point i knew that

even so i couldn't let her go 

that's the power of words 

i chose to suspend disbelief

she was encouraging

her stories were always outrageous

from gigolos to hammerhead sharks to expats in panama

it was a wild ride

if not a word of it was true   so be it

she was kind   

loved me in her own way   didn't care who i was

let me be me   

then she vanished into the ether

if she was not who she professed to be   

if the pronouns were wrong

it made no difference   

it was touching   i was touched

that is the power of words   the words were true