revisionist history

after the dust settles,
the chaos
subsides, the wind dies down
and we
finally sit back
and relax, we think about
what happened.

we begin to review
and examine what was said
and done.
we reroll the tape, looking
for clues as to what
went wrong, or right.
what could have been said
differently.
what other roads could have
been taken.

with a fine tooth comb
we sift through
the debris of our life.
the raw reels of it all
are sprawled upon
the floor.

editing and revision will
follow shortly.
it'll still be our story,
but we'll take great pains
in crossing the t's
and dotting the i's.
deleting, and rearranging,
until we get it
right, with everything,
at last, leaning towards
our side.