unfinished

when an unfinished poem
chances upon you
be ready for questions.
empathy is important.
memory may desert you.
love is likely to be one sided.
self doubt might be mutual.
 
when you chance upon
an unfinished poem
do not rush through it.
finishing it need not be a priority.
apologise if you feel like it.
allow yourself to wonder.
walk on the periphery of the blank spaces.
 
remember those moments for
an unfinished poem is a mirror.
relish these chance encounters
with yourself.
they may not be all chance.
and believe without fail
in the beauty of the unfinished.