I was visiting her after seven years.
Seven years...
Has it really been that long?
I looked at her for five full minutes,
She looking back at me,
Neither of us saying anything.
"You look exactly the same", I said.
She really did.
I told her that our son had his thirteenth birthday last weekend,
And how he was now almost as tall as I was.
He might be a trouble for the ladies, I added.
She remined quiet.
I stood for a few moments longer, watching her.
Searching.
For what?
I bid her my goodbye,
A single tear drop betraying my somber smile.
I quickly brushed it away, lest she sees it.
Barring the grass,
She looks exactly the same,
I thought,
As I slowly walked away from the cemetery.
Jul 28, 2018
Jul 28, 2018 at 8:36 AM UTC
I was visiting her after seven years.
Seven years...
Has it really been that long?
I looked at her for five full minutes,
She looking back at me,
Neither of us saying anything.
"You look exactly the same", I said.
She really did.
I told her that our son had his thirteenth birthday last weekend,
And how he was now almost as tall as I was.
He might be a trouble for the ladies, I added.
She remined quiet.
I stood for a few moments longer, watching her.
Searching.
For what?
I bid her my goodbye,
A single tear drop betraying my somber smile.
I quickly brushed it away, lest she sees it.
Barring the grass,
She looks exactly the same,
I thought,
As I slowly walked away from the cemetery.
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