I was confused
she was saying something about caution
as we were racing ahead
When I was sure she wanted us to stop,
we did
To me, this was odd - the worst sort of timing
We were on her parent's couch
in their basement, while they were out of town
I was frustrated and speechless
I stood up, she stood up, both breathless
shaking our heads (for different reasons)
Later,
in the calm light of afternoon
she tried to explain it to me,
That what we were doing, was probably a mistake
described it as something she had started, as if it were a brush fire
Later,
she would try and tell me it was her fault
and not to take it personally
of course it was too late for both of us
.