the spring board

she went
and fell in love
without me.
this doesn't
surprise you
one bit.
it makes you
happy, and
thrilled that you
could be
the spring board
of change
in her life.
treading water
for so
long in my
pool,
one hand on
the rope.
the diving board
still shakes
where her feet
pushed
off with an
elegant leap
into the summer
blue sky,
and was gone from
where I kept
her.