A Hidden Love
Her indifference was merely a facade
Tears fell inside with each shovel of sod
They buried him on a sunny Spring day
She stared at the hole in an offhand way
There was no stopping the rush of the past
That flowed through her head from first to the last
She'd been a child as he first lived next door
Her love was hidden - she learned to adore
He was some older but she loved him still
Knowing that with time all the gap would fill
She hadn't counted on a foreign war
Her true love was drafted and sent afar
They sent him away with a hero's tag
And welcomed him home in a body bag
She stood in silence and prayed to her God
Her indifference was merely a facade
August, 2016
For contest Camouflage Me A Poem
Rhyme scheme AABB,CCDD,EEFF,GGHH
Copyright © Larry Bradfield | Year Posted 2016
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