One Day at a Time She pined for her lover, a young man of twenty three. For weeks she�d been without him, a nervous wreck she�d be. She was on vacation, her husband was along. A sort of honeymoon, but she didn�t wish him gone. She had loved the both of them, but one she met too late. Long after she was married, they then began to date. She loved his charm and willing ways, not unlike herself. For years now they�d been together, but on an upper shelf. Sometimes she couldn�t reach him, then bitterness and pain. She just wished to touch him, and hold him once again. All these years she couldn�t let go, he so loved her dearly. All this time they never got caught, but a few times nearly. The words he whispered in her ear, darling I�ll always love you. Words she still can hear today, words that they made love to. The last few weeks she looked round corners, hoping he was there. But she knew deep in her heart, he�d never fight unfair. She�d never been away this long, never been without him. Yes there�d been days and even weeks, but still close to her whims. It�s not she didn�t love her spouse, that she really did. He treated her with kindness, in and out of bed. This life at first was torment, full of guilt and shame. But her lover told her no, he was part to blame. He didn�t want to steal her away, but only wait for her. For someday in his heart he hoped, they would be together. He was also filled with pain, the wrong that he had done. He had tried to let her go, but the love he had, had won. Day after day his mind was stirred, emotions he had wrought. Over time he gave up, no answers for what he sought. He didn�t want to wreck her life, destroy a family. All he wished was that someday, together they would be. They knew not how, or even when, but planned it anyway. Until that time when it might be, she�d just go day by day. The story doesn�t end here, maybe it never will. Forty maybe fifty years, is a long time to kill. If it doesn�t happen, he�ll wait for her up there. I�ll just hang around till then, I�ll not go anywhere. The Masked Writer <-.-> (C) 2001 T Lovett |