A Mistake
By Cynthia

The wind it hums so softly
As it passes through the trees
My face yet feels the sunlight
Despite the evening breeze.

I look across the water
Watching the waves toss to and fro
As they meet the sandy beach
First they come and then they go.

Then out on the horizon
A boat goes sailing by
It reminds me of family times
And makes me want to cry.

It reminds me of happier times
When out on the lake we would go
My husband, my boys and me
Oh, if only I had known.

That month's later our lives would change
As my husband asked me to leave
The tears are now softly falling
As I begin to grieve.

I miss my home and family
More than words can ever say
I waited till the very last moment
Hoping he'd change his mind and ask me to stay.

But alas my dreams were shattered
When on that fateful day
I called him one last time
Only to again be rejected and told to "go away".

So the mover's they came and loaded
Twenty years of my life into a van
I was now heading for London
To start a new life if I can.

The memories will never fade
Of those happier times I'm afraid
I will live the rest of my life
Regretting the mistakes that I've made.

Maybe one day he'll forgive me
For tearing our world apart
But for now I must go on
And survive with my broken heart.

The End

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