Devoted Poem by Justin Fitzpatrick

She sucked on her bottom lip
Her hands shook and her eyes tear’d
Her memories all but faded
And hopelessness more than feared

He had left her here
So long ago
In this vast meadow
Under this seeping willow

Her eyes were closed
Their kiss was shared
And when she awoke
He was no longer there

She did not question his loyalty
His reasons, his heart
She questioned if it was real
If it existed from the start

He was a journeyman
A nomad with no true past
An innocent victim
Too naïve to last

She mended it all with him
Create within him a name
Create a future they could share
A dream to be the same

She wished for no other future
She wished for only them to be
And that is why every evening
She came out to this saddening tree

She closed her eyes and opened them
Like she had done so very long ago
With all the hopes in the world
That this time he would show

So every night she comes
And every night she closes her eyes
And every morning sun
Is tainted with the tears she cries