The convent
was quiet
but Susan
couldn't sleep
she thought of
Jude and how
she left him
standing on
the platform
while she was
on the train
should have said
I didn't
agree to
marry him
should have said
I was off
to Paris
to be an
enclosed nun
I didn't
I just said
was off to
think awhile
she stared at
the small cross
on the wall
a bell rang
off somewhere
she was cold
she could smell
starch and bread
and Jude's scent
lingered there
in her head.
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016 at 3:08 AM UTC
The convent
was quiet
but Susan
couldn't sleep
she thought of
Jude and how
she left him
standing on
the platform
while she was
on the train
should have said
I didn't
agree to
marry him
should have said
I was off
to Paris
to be an
enclosed nun
I didn't
I just said
was off to
think awhile
she stared at
the small cross
on the wall
a bell rang
off somewhere
she was cold
she could smell
starch and bread
and Jude's scent
lingered there
in her head.
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