ARRIVED

time is moving!

I cease to anticipate my hotel stay

indeed i dread it

my anxiety heightens

amid  the episode of stomach butterflies

and I feel a bit queasy

straight off I come closer to a visit

with my darling soldier

 

The cab driver deposits me in front

of a four-story gray building

he fetches my baggage and other accessories

up the steps to the front door

my hands quiver as I give him a tip

for his pleasantries

 

Droplets of sweat on my forehead       

are sure to fall swiftly past my eyelashes

to touch down on the step

I ring the doorbell and retrieve my hanky

to pat my face dry

I query whether someone takes note

of my very slightly swollen belly

I attempt to conceal it with my baggy coat

 

A tall young woman with jet black hair

opens the front entrance

she smiles and welcomes me

I return the grin, all the while quavering inside

she takes my coat and hangs it in the hall closet

I assume she observes my appearance

halting at my small pouch

then down to my swollen legs

she asks if I would like some tea

I reply absolutely

she smiles and disappears

I sense an awkwardness suffering

through these niceties

when truthfully, I wish for a bed

to rest my fatigued body

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous work Betty. Thoroughly enjoyed.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you so. Much Thomas my friend
Warmly, B

[Mauricio Montoya]

Betty I read write similar but definitely different but not the same comment but this write is ambitious not what you're you're saying but where and when but only you know The answer of what we read because the words grab your heart and the only reply to the question is love, Thank you sharing an Excellence write.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you for a fine review Mauricio
Warmly
B.

[Dave Brown]

I hope you only intend to use that bed for rest or sleep
Based upon your previous antics, I wonder if it's possible you'd meet another attractive fellow in the lobby and eventually indulge in another intimate relationship.
Tsk!

[Betty Hermelee]

You never know but I doubt it….thank for your comical review
Warmly, B

[Neville]

Another potential best seller in the making .. Just an idea Betty but have you ever thought of sending each of these little beauties off to a publisher .. I think the idea of a whole story/book told in a series of chronological poems such as yours would be quite unique & a potential hit with all romantics .. just saying on behalf of a friend ... Yours warmly .. Neville

[Betty Hermelee]

Yes Neville, I’m working on it, thanks for your suggestion…I am honored…..
Warmly, B

[Neville]

Good to hear 😎👍

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so much anxiousness....if rest is possible...
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

True, but she’s really “ in a pickle”….
Thanks for your comments J. And for your support
Warmly, B