Jan Hansen Poet Free verse

Officer and Gentlemen

Officers and Gentlemen 

I think this was the name of the movie I saw a romantic love story 
of an officer aspirant and his girlfriend who worked in a factory.
When he passed his exam, he walked into the factory claiming
his trophy. 
It was ever so romantic, brought tears to many eyes, it raised 
a social class issue here, the movie was made before the woke
 mentality and Me-Too took hold.
His friend who also studied to become an officer had a girlfriend 
whose dream was marrying an officer.
He was not that keen to be one, broke off the study and told her
they could get married now buy a house and have kids 
A sulk walked across the girl’s face, and her dream was crushed
She didn´t love him, but the illusion.
She refused to marry a mere civilian.
Devasted, he understood she had not loved him, her words
of love was fantasy walking down the high-street, arm in arm
With an officer.
The young man felt betrayed and lied to boked into a hotel 
got a room and, later that day hung himself.

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