She lies there in the quiet darkness.
~
The shadows formed by the warm
Lamplight echo across her form
And he watches and stares and remembers.
~
She has greenish rivers curving across her flesh
Which ripple with her curves, swirling in
And out of view. She has tiny brownish
Circles, whispers of the summer sun they
Share which mark out little patterns like
The one on his left thigh. Yes, he remembered
That pattern, he remembered the first time
He saw it, it had been a day in May when he
Had met her and they had gone swimming
And he had noticed that pattern while he
Had been splashing her and caused a tidal
Wave, immursing her in the water so that she
Had to get to the pool side where she sat for a
Few moments to regain her breath. To get out
She had had to climb the ladder and that – in
A moment, anxious that she would slip on the
Wet metal – had watched her so closely, ready
To catch her if she should fall. She didn’t.
~
She had a reddish raspberry shaped patch on
Her back. He remembered that too. The first
Time they had gone to a theme park (it was in
Heights of the London summer of ’18) and her
Shoulders had been burnt which she hadn’t even
Noticed until they had been on the train back
To his because they had been having so much
Fun. He had removed her shirt the moment they
Got home and traced his hand over the pinkish
Burns when he saw the raspberry. She felt him
Whisper his hand over it and told him not to
Look (she didn’t like that mark, she said) but
He encircled it with his ring finger and told
Her it was an angel’s kiss; a mark that she was
Special and that her life had been touched by
Something. She didn’t believe him.
~
She didn’t believe him when he told her he
Would love her forever, either. That had
Hurt him the most. That day, after they
Swam in the pool, he walked with her under
The blossom trees and blew that white
Dandelion into the wind where it had got
Caught in her hair. Yes, it’s moonish seeds
Had gotten caught up in her chestnut waves
And he had apologised and come towards her
And picked the seeds out. His heart had been
Beating fast then. He know she was the one
For him, even though they were scarely more
Than children. Then he knew his heart would be
Married to her.
~
And then the flickering light turned his
Attention to the diamond and sapphire ring
Which encircled her pale finger one from
The end on her left hand. He remembered
Choosing it. He loved that ring. It reminded
Him of how she was his Princess. And
He hoped that each time she looked
At it, each time she felt it under touch
She would be reminded that he loved her.
~
Because he did. And he always would.
Just as she loved him and always would.
Author Notes: This is refusing to do the stanza breaks properly. On my screen, they look as they are supposed to, but I have added a link at each break so you can see how its suppose to be.
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