Betrothed

So bound by thoughts of nevermore at peace,
her windswept heart sank down in miry clay.
She hoped, that pain and beatings soon would cease
to find her Groom returning in the Day.

"I'll come for you." She knew it must be true,
but why he had to go she couldn't see.
Awaking on the concrete, feeling blue,
"Deliver me, My Love, to soon be free."

"Remember, Dear, I touched your very heart
to make alive your spirit deep within.
I'm with you when we seem so far apart.
This Counsellor gives peace, where once was din."

The day approaches. Pain is nearly through.
"Forever face-to-face, I so love you!"

by Jay O’Toole
on February 26th, 2025