UNCIVIL WAR
His brave words
“Everything will be OK”
Designed to give her comfort
Hope
In such a bleak situation
Deafening bombs exploding
Dangerously near their concealed lair
Her angelic gaze
Pierced his veil of mediocrity
She read his eyes with intuitive intensity
Loving familiarity
From 14 years of marriage
“You are lying to me” said she
Smiling in grateful disappointment
She was thankful for his chivalrous attempt
Her expression
One of admiration
Proud of her frustrated mate
Soon they will die
Hunted down like wounded animals
Caught in the middle of senseless violence
The horrors of Civil War
Manifest by mass destruction
Horrid stench of rotting flesh
Memories of their happy home
Blissful times of joy
They cling to each other as one
Her delicate hands
Wrapped tightly round his trembling waist
Both apologizing
For random times of insolence
Imagining the magnificence of heaven
Excitement of their coming reunion
Praying to meet Him soon
Sacred embrace of Jesus Christ
Forgiving those who would harm them momentarily
© Bill Grimes Jr. 2006
