Lover-Boy

He said: I’ll miss you too.

He said: we’ll stay in touch.

Weeks passed

*

She waited unwearyingly, trusting his words.

Once she wrote and every day afterwards

She looked for his non-existent answer.

She puzzled about it but found no reason:

Nothing to solve the riddle

That haunted her waking hours and

Turned to nightmares in the dark.

*

Remembering how it began, she wondered.

Reluctant or merely confused

He seemed arduous but sweet.

*

His passion kindled regardless of every misgiving

And so, she relaxed, accepted the marvel.

Snowed under by charming or often silly letters

She dared believing that he loved too.

*

Their intimacy soared

Lovemaking, tender and passionate

Taught her to feel sheltered and cared for

Until they were almost caught out

(Clandestine affairs never thrive)

*

At present she still sits on a monument

Smiling at grief

***

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© HMH, 2013


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4 responses to “Lover-Boy”

    1. Hanne H avatar
      Hanne H

      Thank you, Anna, it means a lot to me — coming from you!

  1. Debi+Ennis+Binder avatar

    So sweet! So sad! I loved it…

    1. Hanne H avatar
      Hanne H

      Thank you, Debi, it makes me happy to know that you enjoyed my poem.

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