May Week 1 for Brigit's Flame
An attempt at poetry (not my strongest area). Big SORRY about the punctuation but it confused the heck out of me in poetry so feel free to help me out. All three prompts used in some way (I hope).
"There was a spark." she said, acting full of joy.
"A spark?" I asked. "When you looked at the boy?"
She nodded her head and gave a sweet smile
and explained to me that he was wearing green,
Her colour and sign that she should stay a while.
I said nothing to her, in case I seemed mean.
Time moved on and years went past
And I still worried that she hid behind a mask
For I knew the secret that she hid deep
But I could say nothing in case I was wrong.
Afterall, how on earth could she keep
Hiding her true feelings for so very long?
The perfect couple and wonderful pair,
Three boys and two girls for them to care
for and cherish with all their hearts
She was a housewife, caring and kind
and, of course, had the children each do their parts
While husband worked in the city, using his mind.
More time went by and we grew apart
Until one day the phone made me start
My friend was in hospital, hanging at death's door
Husband thought I should know her secret
That she had intended to tell me long before
She'd been scared, shy, and forced him to keept it
At her funeral I cried finally knowing the truth
She'd been hiding and acting since those days of our youth
The secret I'd known was only one part
It seems so obvious now and how did I miss
That I was the true owner of her secret heart?
Had I known it would have been hers; my love, my kiss
"There was a spark." she said, acting full of joy.
"A spark?" I asked. "When you looked at the boy?"
She nodded her head and gave a sweet smile
and explained to me that he was wearing green,
Her colour and sign that she should stay a while.
I said nothing to her, in case I seemed mean.
Time moved on and years went past
And I still worried that she hid behind a mask
For I knew the secret that she hid deep
But I could say nothing in case I was wrong.
Afterall, how on earth could she keep
Hiding her true feelings for so very long?
The perfect couple and wonderful pair,
Three boys and two girls for them to care
for and cherish with all their hearts
She was a housewife, caring and kind
and, of course, had the children each do their parts
While husband worked in the city, using his mind.
More time went by and we grew apart
Until one day the phone made me start
My friend was in hospital, hanging at death's door
Husband thought I should know her secret
That she had intended to tell me long before
She'd been scared, shy, and forced him to keept it
At her funeral I cried finally knowing the truth
She'd been hiding and acting since those days of our youth
The secret I'd known was only one part
It seems so obvious now and how did I miss
That I was the true owner of her secret heart?
Had I known it would have been hers; my love, my kiss