Ghost Of You

They had met at a dance

She had taken a chance

On the man in the corner

So handsome but shy

She had asked him to dance

He had refused but asked her to sit down by his side

Explaining he couldn’t

She smiled and said “Nor me”

They had chatted all night

Had walked by the sea

Watching the sun

As it’s rays broke through

Weeks they had together

Until came the day

When he told her

He was going away

She worked hard every day

Caring for those

Injured and damaged

By foreign hands

They wrote to each other

As often as possible

But then without warning

His letters they stopped

Entering the room

She saw him lying there

Bandaged and pale

Against white counterpane

She rushed to his side

Not leaving all day

Crying silent tears

He heart filled with dismay

She watched him grow weaker

With each passing day

Until the light she had found

Extinguished completely

How her life had changed after that day

How the years had flown by

Now she stood in the room

Where she had said goodbye

No longer the young girl

She had been

Her face and her body

Ravaged by time

Yet when she closed her eyes

She felt so young

The damp dusty air

Replaced by the scents of work

Of blood and antiseptic

Of life and of death

She walked to the corner

Where he had slipped into eternal sleep

It was then that she began to weep

She could feel his hand

Upon her skin

Heard him whisper

Are you here to stay

She smiled softly as her heart gave way

Not time or age

Had dampened their love

Their hands entwined

As they began to dance

Two hearts fused together

Reunited at last and forever

 

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© S.J Warner 2014.

I started writing this after I my friend Pete Inman posted the picture that is at the bottom of this piece on Facebook, I asked him for his permission to use it and he graciously agreed. As today is VE Day I thought that today would be the best time to post this piece. The top picture is sourced from the internet and the bottom one is © Pete Inman.