Soledad (S)

 

Foundation.
Does Infidelity creep in when you least expect it?

Title:
Soledad (S)
(Solitude)

(A lone voice whispers)

In silence
On King's Street

I once found my second heartbeat

Wrapped in paper blue

Selling roses
Stacked in red and pink lines

Of two by two

My love climbed out of my skin like a supernatural ghost

Knocked on her heart's door

And pleaded to be let in

Her soul said yes
And we lived blessed

We shared heartfelt speeches on sunlit beaches

Reached heights of such magnanimity

Its beautiful frequency must now hurtle like a ray of light

Throughout eternity

We sat on front porches
Watched the world stroll by

Smiled as the honeysuckle Sun
Rose to scorch us

Two burning candles
Emanating such light

Until the air force of mosquitoes

Came out to rule the night

We raised our hands
In unison

Entwined fingers

Adorned with two matching golden rings

And retired
As the choirs of garden crickets began to sing

Slept with peace
In the same bed

Now we were wed

But then came
The Narley Man

Came in silence
To King's Street

Looking for a second heartbeat

One wrapped in paper blue

Selling roses
Stacked in red and pink lines

Of two by two

Sent his love like a supernatural ghost

And knocked on her heart's door

And pleaded to be let in

And so I'm left to carry on in silence

Filled with thoughts of emotional violence

Such is the power to destroy

Wrapped up in paper blue

Selling red and pink roses
Stacked in lines of two by two

On King's Street

Who shattered all that once mattered

By foolishly answering a supernatural ghost

Who once knocked her heart's door and pleaded to be let in

Such is the devilish power of the red three-letter word

Which spells sin

(C) Copyright John Duffy

Art by Eugene von Blaas shared under fair usage policy.