Watch Out

Once upon a time I wore a watch

A simple watch with easy to read numbers

A comfy two tone watch 

to wear with gold or silver jewelry

Shortly after my last husband 

(yes he is and will remain my last husband)

and I married,

 I became a teacher

It seemed a good time to replace my watch

with one very similar 

so students could see 

and read the time on it as well

The day we divorced

I took it off and laid it down

and didn't pick it up again

until last month

Last month while going through everything I own

 I found it in a drawer

A smile appeared 

as fond memories surfaced

 a trip to the jeweler ensued

A battery and new crystal later

 it is on my wrist 

wherever I go

May not seem like much 

but it is a huge paradigm shift

I don't know if I associated the watch

 with the loss of my married life

and best friend

This much I do know

 when an experience is soured for me

any representation of it is soured as well

Clothes worn when something negative has happened

rarely worn again

I no longer geocache regularly even though I love it

Gone are the days of collecting quarters 

sorting them by state and mint and organizing them

in fact I cashed them in at the bank

 except for the sets from the mint

and I really enjoyed that hobby

There are others but really these are the ones that stand out 

in this moment

So, my watch looks great

It feels great

I forget I have it on

Like an old friend

we have taken up 

right where we left off

Perhaps I will start collecting coins while overseas