THE YOUNG WIDOW
her last promise
THE YOUNG WIDOW
Her last promise
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FOR PT, MY BFF
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I heard all the whispers and saw all the looks.
I’m sure she heard some of them, too.
She was only keeping a promise she made.
What else was there she could do?
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“How could she?” they asked too many times.
“How dare she?” they wanted to scold.
They never asked, so they didn’t know
She was doing what she had been told.
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“Promise me,” he said as he took his last breath.
“Promise me you won’t sit and mourn.
You’re too young to sit home alone every night.
I don’t want to be so forlorn.”
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As she held his hand and freely shed tears,
She said, “I love you” and then kissed his cheek.
She held him and whispered the promise he asked,
Then felt his fingers grow weak.
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It hasn’t been long since he left her alone,
And she’s made a difficult choice.
She looked in the mirror and saw a young woman,
And said in a very loud voice:
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“Honey, I’ve loved you all of these years –
And the hell what people might say.
You’re right; I’m too young to be so alone
And now, you’ve gone away.”
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Thus, ignoring the comments by unknowing tongues
Who considered her to be a bad wife,
She fingered her band, before taking it off, and said,
“Hon, I’m getting on with my life!”
About the Creator
Margaret Brennan
I am a 78-year old grandmother who loves to write, fish, and grab my camera to capture the beautiful scenery I see around me.
My husband and I found our paradise in Punta Gorda Florida where the weather always keeps us guessing.
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Heartbreaking but at the same time strong and full of courage!
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