"Backwash"

As you move forward and ^hopefully upward in life,
Be very careful that you
Don’t lose someone you love in the backwash
Of your flight.

For every action,
There is an equal and opposite reaction,
Only we are seldom aware of those backwash reactions
Until much later, when someone you love reveals the
Damage done.

Perhaps it’s simply a vacuum of
Where you used to be in their life, or there
Was a real change you were responsible
For, but unaware of until it was too
Late.

Just be careful, for it takes
Just a few moments to open
Profound wounds that can
Take years to heal, in
Those you love
The most
Love.

“Backwash”

^by
Jerry E Smith
©10/13/16
Jet Wash, originally found in Unsplash

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