Ten year reunion

She last saw him
framed by roses and the garage door,
the awkward goodbye
of a two-time stand.
Frat parties and room-to-room shots,
alumni chaperones with charming smiles,
an irresistible combination
when she was nineteen
and reckless.

He saw her
framed by fence posts and friends,
an awkward hello
when the past returns
to a crowded field of forgotten faces;
familiar, but older and perhaps wiser,
her laughter tugged at memories
of an autumn afternoon of sexploration
when she was nineteen and reckless.

She watched him watching her,
remembering and wondering,
would an awkward hello end
with an awkward goodbye?
Beguiling smiles and ten year old memories
could be an irresistible combination.
She downed her beer and slipped away,
leaving behind nineteen and reckless,
embracing thirty and experience.