He never had a wife or even a girlfriend,
though he adored women and desired
one of his own to love.
He never so much as kissed one.
He pined over women who were impossible
for him to be with.
Women in magazines and movies.
Women who passed him on the street.
Women he saw on TV.
At age 67, he died never having been with
a woman, only loving women from afar,
the small room he rented had photos of
many of them plastered on the walls.
It’s hard to imagine the heartbreaking longings
of a life lived never experiencing the joys
and the affections of romantic love.
Bob Boyd