“I will end up alone he says,” and in the silent pause,
so many doors close. She collects the know before the feel,
cancels the gray-haired couple, arm-in-arm,
rocking late days on the porch of music. Promises
to stay, believe, carry him to night, those are blown away,
stripped like maples’ autumn color, disappear like summer
days. Perhaps he chose alone to spare her in some way.
Though the layer of fallen leaves and torn up plans weighs
deeply through her bones, she carries pieces of him with her.
He will never be alone.
Poignant and beautifully written. 🙂 Loved it.
He will never be alone… love that clincher
Beautiful as always Sarah.
Jane x
incredibly sad, yet almost peaceful Sarah, loved how you never really say which one was to go first, or left behind!! Well Written!!! 🙂
Must agree with other just “beautiful”…the best part of true love.
An awful sucker-punch, and he doesn’t even realize it.