The Man She
Buried
She buried her
husband decades ago
He died fighting
a needless war
Held prisoner for
so many years
He wrote to her
every day
Yet, she never
heard a word
Her two children
never knew their father
They were told
stories
But, they never
knew for sure
Over time she
lived her life
As he became a
distant memory
The a day came
when a canvas bag arrived
A thousand
letters were poured onto the floor
Each one was sent
from a cage in Hanoi
Addressed to her,
but never sent
She read each one
through tear-filled eyes
And as the last
letter was put back in the envelope
She fell in love
one again
And again she
mourned the man she buried so long ago
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