Enigma For the Ages
Inspired by by the brilliant TV show, "Justified": Episode 12, "Fathers and Sons" of Season 1.
Enigma for the ages
By Michelle Morris
12/01/2023
She enters silently
The room is half-lit and still
There is a peace in her resolve
There is an iron to her will
She takes off her wedding band
She kisses him invitingly
He takes her in his arms
The loving then begins
Slow and tender moments
Retracing bodies known
History being repeated
Love and lust and longing
They have known many years
They have shared joy and misery
Echoing through the labyrinth
Of lost love, regret and tears
Adulthood is confusing
Grown-ups make mistakes
They don't always set an example
They don't willingly accept the stakes
When hearts and souls combine
It is often for a lifetime
Things aren't as simple as they seem
But not as complicated as we'd like
Facing our inner demons
Accepting our fallibility
Means loving the earnest sinner
Who crosses lines so willingly
But hearts and minds are mysterious
They remain an enigma for the ages
After all those deep felt experiences
We walk away, back to our cages
So, she dresses silently
She glances a last goodbye
Puts back that wedding ring
Upon a hand that holds his sighs
© Michelle Morris, 2023
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