the taste of your kisses
have remained in my mouth
all these years
I see your smile each and every day
we were planning
a brand new honey moon
after all these years
after my three marriages
after your two
you told me you had been with many men
during our long separation
I laughed
lets not start counting okay
then you got sick
real sick
cancer of the brain sick
damn it
you lay there and suffered
screaming for morphine
before you died
our brand new honeymoon
would never be
A very sad ending Jerry. That's a tough break. My first wife died of cancer at 37 yrs. young. I had two teenage kids to bring up. Two daughters who related better with their mom. So it was a lonesome and dark recovery. After much prayer and grief, I found a new life with another wife. It was a struggle but I was determined to find a decent woman. God answered my prayers. I hope and pray God answers yours.
Peace be with you, John Michael
This kind of honesty, Jerry, is one of your fortes. The song ends but the melody lingers, echoing at random in recurrent waves. I will attest that (there are times) we need to embrace the heartache and burn it as fuel for the rest of our journey. Peace ole friend... r
Perhaps "..Quiet Storm" will help rekindle old flames buried and long forgotten or express the love so deeply locked inside of your soul longing to be released.
Regardless of where you may be found in love this beautiful masterpiece can be
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
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Peace be with you, John Michael