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Espied Love

You could tell tales
of love unrequeited
Colin ready to give his soul
Char ready to ride solo

illicit dalliances
a couple nestled
in a dimly lit nook
not daring to raise
their eyes
for fear of being espied

We sat laughing
talking about
nothing in particular
looking for all the world
like a couple in love

but we know different

we are bonded
by marriage
by mortgage
by children
by habit
by money
but not sadly
by love



     © Rose La Touche, 2010  (all rights reserved)

     See Rose's landmark poem 'No One Hears'.