I have a lovely partner,
my husband of twenty two years,
and four wonderful children.
However I have a secret love.
I have kept this secret love,
for as long as I have known my husband.
It is not a conventional love,
and certainly not one I often speak of.
This love of mine is kept hidden away,
out of sight.
Yet I know it is always there for me.
When others are not around,
I can visit my love once more.
When I do I am transported back.
Back in time to the days when I was single.
I still had my own name,
and a lifetime of dreams ahead of me.
Me and my love went everywhere together.
Oh the tales my love could tell.
Today as a result of the daily prompt,
I felt compelled to revisit my love.
My feelings were unchanged.
I held my love in my arms once more,
and closed my eyes.
A million memories came flooding back.
However I have aged and so has my love.
Time has taken its toll on us both,
but particularly on my love.
Even I cannot pretend we can go on any longer.
So today I said my official Good-bye,
to a lifelong companion.
I have faced up to the fact,
that our relationship is over.
We are no longer suited to each other.
One of the greatest constants in my life,
will no longer be a part of me.
Today I say farewell forever,
to my Doc Martin boots,
and the girl I used to be.
In response to the Daily Prompt Unconventional Love
Over the weekend, we explored different ways to love. Today, tell us about the most unconventional love in your life.
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that was a beautiful tease
even though I knew there had to be a twist in the tale, the ending still caught me out 😆
🙂
P.S. must have given your man a bit of a fright when reading this post ! 😉
He is yet to read it! I will enjoy watching his face as I “confess”. I must admit he was not too fond of my love.
Omg, this is amazing! I absolutely love your poem ❤
Thank you!
I feel your pain. I had blue suede ones that I loved dearly. *sigh*
Oh I am right there with you! Instead of sigh I say “Waahhh”.
Most wonderfully excellent!
Thank you so much.
Totally unexpected end. Love it!
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My kids were shouting out all kinds of things as I read it to them. When they read the end they laughed and said they should have known.
🙂 You’re good. I was wondering how hubby felt about being second fiddle. Guess he’s okay – since first fiddle was a pair of boots!
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Love the twist at the end! Don’t abandon your Doc Martins… I just bought myself a second hand pair of bovver boots at the grand old age of 44, and I love them!
Yes I have to admit they were brave words yesterday, but looked at them again today and returned them to the cupboard! Just cant be parted. Enjoy yours. I am a different person when I wear mine.
*relieved sigh*….. Bovver boot mums, unite!
This one made me laugh out loud! Nice work.
Thanks a million. I enjoyed it too. Thanks to daily prompt which very nicely gave me the title/idea.