Romance Embraced by Time
by Robert M. Katzman © December 27, 2022
Tracing his finger around her ear
Gently pulling back a curl
She can feel his warm breath
He kisses her neck
She turns her face to his
And he kisses her liquid lips
*
Lips that kissed their baby
Hoping God made that medicine
Lips that smiled at him
When his day was long
Was hard
Was hopeless
*
He wonders if
His worn rough hands
Are too harsh
On her powdery skin
Hands which held
Hammers
Built sheds
Fought in wars
Were covered in grease
When he saved their
Ancient car for another year
*
She can’t imagine another man
He made her feel strong
Another to stand with her
To face impossible times
To glory in the best times
He made her feel beautiful
She made him feel necessary
*
He held the screen door open
Veins like blue rivers
Flowing under the skin
Of his worn hands
She straightened up
Long grey hair
Woven into a braid
Swaying as she
Grasped her walker
Moved step by step
Out the door
Another doctor waiting
*
He stood up a little taller
He was right behind her
Always behind her
If she fell
She’d fall safely
Into his waiting arms
He hoped
If she fell
He could still protect her
*
And when he watched her
Struggle with her walker
Her once fitted clothes
Now loose
Her breath quick
He thought to himself
She still looks the same
She is twenty-one
*
Time flowing by them
Time evaporating them
And as they each wondered
Which day might
Be their last
When that end came
This is what they would remember:
*
Just moments ago
When he traced his finger
Around her ear
He knew she
Felt his warm breath
When he kissed her neck
And she turned her face to his
And he kissed her liquid lips
***
(Inspired by Nancy, Joyce and Time)
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