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.

Date: 11/16/2016 12:09:00 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 Jennings

Date: 7/30/2016 12:42:00 AM

Profound and emotional, you really got me! All the best, all the time ... CayCay

Paul Callus

Date: 7/29/2016 3:37:00 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

Date: 7/29/2016 12:12:00 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

Date: 7/29/2016 1:59:00 AM

Nice ... Very well written ... gl ...

Winged Warrior

Date: 7/28/2016 11:17:00 PM

Beautifully done Alexis...thank god it's fiction...I can't take another sad story lol...god bless...^WW^

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/28/2016 9:08:00 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.