Pink Shade of Lipstick

Her headlights revealed her future.

Her mind was made up, she was leaving tonight.
She left his favorite pink shade of lipstick,
on the center of his worry worn forehead.
She scribbled in hesitation,
"I will always love you!",
and left it waiting for him,
on the nightstand by his bed.

She pulled the covers up tight
and then left him to his dreams.
Love isn't enough to hold her in place.
She's a runner in the highest degree.

The fog was thick as mud,
allowing her to slip into the night.
Her eyes were pointed straight ahead,
but her mind was looking back.

From the rearview mirror,
hung her traveling guardian angel.
A small framed picture of her bulldog
she lost last month,
in tears, that he made for her.

The car came to a stop.
In the mist, everything became silent.
She was being tugged in another direction,
by a heart anchored 20 miles behind her.

The headlights lit her future,
in the fog as she drove.
The key unlocked the door,
releasing the smell of breakfast,
cooking on the stove.

"Good morning!", rolled off his freshly kissed lips.
As she wiped the lipstick from his head.
He turned to see a note she left
and "Forever!" is what it read.

Reviews

[s y e]

Personally, I prefer dark lipstick, light lippie makes me look a tad like a clown and I don't need make-up for that. LOL.

Loved the story you told and the ending was perfect. Hope, is what we all need to have sometimes, we need to hope that things will last. Hope is a big part of life and relationships......!

[Chris Micha]

Very true ma'am! Oh I'm sure you look just fine.

[s y e]

Ma'am what am I, 80? ;-) Aye aye, sure sure.

[Chris Micha]

I'm a Southern gentleman :)

[s y e]

Ha, I'm the Queen so I think it should be something like: "Mi -lady" ;-)

[Chris Micha]

Oh s**t...so I have bow n' stuff gottcha

[s y e]

You're a fast learner. You can be my jester cause you are hilaaaaaarious. ;)

[Chris Micha]

I'm not wearing that damn hat!

[s y e]

Yes you are. With pink bows too.

[Chris Micha]

Ha noooo way....only with blue ones

[s y e]

Nope, pink.

[Brittany Zedalis]

╰☆╮I am so happy with that ending. It started off so sad but the ending made me smile.╰☆╮

[John Ryan]

this is an interesting piece

i like it

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

very well penned my Friend.



I saw that convo about pink lipstick
with the poem Lipstick stains LOL...

I only wander if you wanted to write
about pink lipstick Ha...ha


Very nicely done and romantic.


Blessings. kindred poet

[MoriartyMesa]

In some ways this reminds me of something that would be said in a long night of drinking with a few pals. But that one pal will tell his tale with a straight eye, no sign of effect in truthful words.



NFJ

[kublakhan27]

This is a great story...when I got to "love isn't enough to hold her in place" I was prepared to reel off a list of people from my past that came to mind, but you've offered hope in the final stanzas...well done Christian :)

[Chris Micha]

Wow thank you! I really appreciate you stopping by and fir the review. :)

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A complicated and subtle story that reacts well to your readers, well done, good read.

[Natalie Dieudonne]

I loved the way this poem told a sweet story of love.

I swear its like each piece you write just gets better and better!

[Chris Micha]

Aww you're too sweet my dear!! Thank you my friend! :)

[Natalie Dieudonne]

I do try :)
You're welcome

[Frontier]

I really like this line
"Her eyes were pointed straight ahead,
but her mind was looking back."

[Chris Micha]

Thank you so much! Glad you stopped by. :)