You Walked Away
You Walked Away
I carried it always
…that scarf
……stolen
….….as you walked away.
Wore it as a knight
….adorned
……in my lady’s colours.
soothed myself
…with its soft texture
breathed deeply
…….. imagined scent
……long faded.
Wrapped my wound in it
….tied tightly
……a tourniquet
….to stem the loss of blood
protection
….from death’s coldness.
Hoping
…………it would work
as I shivered
……on that day
……you walked away…….
John G. Lawless
12/14/2015
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