Alexis Y. Poet Couplet

Larry and Me

I met Larry by surprise 
He became my constant sunrise

  We were each other's everything
Next thing I know he gave me a ring 

   Me and Larry married really fast
I was confident that our love would last 

Then one day he got a letter in the mail 
He had to go fight in a war or go to jail

The day he left,I learned I was with child
Thoughts of him getting hurt were running wild

By the time he returned I had our baby girl
When he held her, he gave her twirl

        My love had come back to me
              I was happy with glee

  But you see my Larry wasn't the same
  I first noticed it when he said my name 

    I got my love back, just too loose him
Us having our happily ever after looks grim

AlexisY.
07-28-16


For contest: Love lost, Then found, Only to lose again
Sponsor: Brenda Chiri-Carroll
Author's Note: This is pure fiction.  Its for the contest

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Freddie Robinson Jr. November 16, 2016 at 12:09 AM Powerful yet graceful poem, Alexis. The depth of thought/simplicity of expression is a winning combo w/this food for thought treat. Very emotionally creative poem, my dear. Love and blessings to you.

CayCay Godwin July 30, 2016 at 12:42 AM Profound and emotional, you really got me! All the best, all the time ... CayCay

Paul Callus July 29, 2016 at 3:37 PM From low to high to low....a rollercoaster of mixed emotions. Was it the negative effects of war...was it something else? // paul

Phillip Garcia July 29, 2016 at 12:12 PM Wonderful poem. Im glad it's fiction (sadly, though, it was probably true for several back in the day and might be true for more in the future if we don't stop picking fights with the rest of the world )

Probir Gupta July 29, 2016 at 1:59 AM Nice ... Very well written ... gl ...

Winged Warrior July 28, 2016 at 11:17 PM Beautifully done Alexis...thank god it's fiction...I can't take another sad story lol...god bless...^WW^

Andrea Dietrich July 28, 2016 at 9:08 PM I liked the way you did this. It shows great imagination to show the loss is a different kind. You lost the SOUL of him. My mother faced the same thing when my dad came back from Korea shizophrenic. She says he was a changed man and she could not stay with him after that.