Sleep Well My Love, Goodbye Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Sleep Well My Love, Goodbye



At the far end of the casket,
his girlfriend hugged his wife

And told her she was sorry,
that she had tried to steal her life

Their tears then ran in unison,
for one who loved them both

The years they shared now testament,
to a choice he left unspoke

They never met before this day,
and would never meet again

But each knew well the other,
and they almost felt like friends

The mistress left, the children wept,
and the grandchildren played outside

As his wife looked down, saying 'your hell has passed,
—sleep well my love, goodbye'

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September,2016)

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: lost love
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