Jul 31, 2020
1 min read
The Ballad
In your absence
it is my companion
a lover whose passion
fills the room with electricity
who has come home from a war
ragged with raw instinct
who wraps his arms around my waist
and peers into my soul
whose hands stroke my hair
and who leans in to give
a kiss on the forehead
uttering the words
“You’ll never be alone”.
~Melissa Carpenter
