True love evaded Brandon
for all his lonely life

each time he thought he’d found the one
it never worked out, as if he were cursed

until he found his soulmate at age 77
Sandy age 76

the romance lasted for an idyllic year
until Sandy got dementia

and gradually she didn’t know
who Brandon was, the long goodbye

Brandon cried a thousand tears
and felt cursed again

but still cared for Sandy and
took care of her tenderly till she died

when Brandon was on his deathbed
at hospice six years later

before his last gasp breath, he saw
something ethereal slowly unfolding above him

Sandy smiling and waiting for him.

Bob Boyd