He saw her photo in the news
just twenty-two and dead
in an auto accident.
Something about her
attracted him to her,
even though she was dead.
He found the location of her grave,
brought a bouquet of flowers
he placed there tenderly.
He felt compelled to keep visiting her.
He had a crazy infatuation that
was impossible to go anywhere.
Thoughts about her were always on his mind,
and he wondered if he was going a little crazy
with his feelings for her that kept
growing stronger and stronger as he kept
visiting her gravesite and talking to her
in his head, hoping somehow his thoughts
would reach her heart in the afterlife.
Two months later, surprisingly,
she began appearing in his dreams
smiling and looking more beautiful than
her photo in the news.
Every night became a dream date
with kisses and hugs he could feel
that were more real than the
happenings in his day to day life.
Now he knows for sure
he’ll be with her when he dies
Bob Boyd