He bought me an

Eternity ring,

Tiny jewels

That sparkled

Through the sunlit

Days of tender youth.

Married at twenty one,

We grew together

And I was complacent

Until you came

Into view.

Snatched kisses

Then all too short weekends.

I soared like a kite

High in the air,

You held the strings

Steered me

Into the unknown.

And now you’re gone

He doesn’t understand

The silences, the tears

And I cannot explain.

Now his child

Stirs within my womb,

A tiny spark

To fuse, link us together

A second chance.

By Sue Challand