it was a Sunday afternoon
when I walked across the park
there were already a dozen people
gathered at the house across
throughout the years, this park has seen my many roles
a lover, at age 16
gently caressing the hair of the boy I adored
a wife, at age 26
exchanging vows with the man I loved
a mother, at age 36
kissing the spot where my son had scratched himself
it was a Sunday afternoon
when Death took away the love of my life
with his fleeting cloak and gleaming scythe
he was the love of my life
when he was putting on my wedding ring
or when he was cradling Jim
and even when he walked out on our suburban dream
he had always been the love of my life
and here I was
at age 46
in the park
the first time of my life when our roles had differed
I, the widow
and he, the dead man
it was a Sunday afternoon
and it was one of the quietest Sundays I ever had.
Jul 19, 2013
Jul 19, 2013 at 10:41 AM UTC
it was a Sunday afternoon
when I walked across the park
there were already a dozen people
gathered at the house across
throughout the years, this park has seen my many roles
a lover, at age 16
gently caressing the hair of the boy I adored
a wife, at age 26
exchanging vows with the man I loved
a mother, at age 36
kissing the spot where my son had scratched himself
it was a Sunday afternoon
when Death took away the love of my life
with his fleeting cloak and gleaming scythe
he was the love of my life
when he was putting on my wedding ring
or when he was cradling Jim
and even when he walked out on our suburban dream
he had always been the love of my life
and here I was
at age 46
in the park
the first time of my life when our roles had differed
I, the widow
and he, the dead man
it was a Sunday afternoon
and it was one of the quietest Sundays I ever had.
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