I Knew Her When She Was 19
A wistful song sung by an elderly man about his dying wife, affirming that he has always loved her the same no matter what emotional struggles she happened to be enduring at a particular time of life.
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Last night he held her wrinkled hand
Like high tide holds the midnight sand,
Watching as a dawn-lit day
Flowed out towards a dusk-drenched bay.
So much that came and went,
So much received and sent,
Yet before the zipper shut the tent,
He said these words with his back bent:
"I knew her when she was 19,
Full of hope and full of dopamine,
Not caring what it all might mean,
Happy to dance from scene to scene."
"Mystery was everywhere,
Dreams were made to share,
Peace meant to be unaware,
Life was almost fair."
Still she trembled on the bed,
Lost in space ‘tween soul and head,
Doubtful that he wouldn’t shed
The pact he made when they were wed:
"I knew her when she was 29,
Full of doubt and full of midday wine,
Ignoring what might be a sign
Of waiting too long in luck’s line."
"Mystery was hard to find,
Dreams preferred to remain blind,
Peace dwelled in the years behind,
Life was fair in a fool’s mind."
Strength kept fading by the hour
Faster than her night stand flower,
But he used his stubborn power
To convey what he thought might wow her:
"I knew her when she was 39,
Full of fear and full of fractured spine,
Wondering if light only chose to shine
On those favored by the divine."
"Mystery was nowhere,
Dreams weren’t there to share,
Peace meant to sit in a chair
And think on how life’s never fair."
"I know her while she’s 89,
And still she’s my sweet valentine.
I pray she hears while I opine:
My dear, you’ve always done just fine."
© Sam Hendrian 2023
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