Written for the 100k Poet's Challenge Giveaway |
You are lost to me forever now For you did not return, To mend my empty broken heart Which my love for you has yearned. Each night is like the others Spent lying here alone. I'd humble myself before you If you could just come home. I hold your picture close to me Tears fall freely from my eyes. Shamelessly I loved you, To deny it would be but lies. These fearful dreams never end They fester like a sore. Seeping viscous images Of seeing you no more. I buried you in Confederate gray Under a rebel flag. Stood there with a vacuous stare And felt my body sag. A mournful wind wails a tune It seems to feel my pain. Standing in this hallowed field A kiosk shields me from the rain. To confine you to this loathsome hole Is more than I can bare. Once more I'd love to show you Just how much I care. I weep for you my darling As you lie there in the cold. I picture moonlight on your hair When we were young and bold. The voluntary path you chose Of fighting in this war, Leaves me crying every day That I'll not see you anymore. You were a model of perfection In your uniform of gray. I pray for those who slew you And took your love from me...away. So often I have visited This gathering of the dead. Where brothers fought each other And lie planted in this bed. Each row of white gardenias Carved with a soldiers name. Will never, ever smell as sweet As the flower of love's refrain. |