The Woman Who Should Have Been Here

he smiles at you,
that beautiful smile of his,
lop-sided and careless like the wind
he smells of the forest
of the pine trees and the grass
of adventure and loyalty

She could have made him happy

you draw near to him,
and bury yourself in his arms
his chest is against yours,
his heart beats violently against yours
only where your heart should be
is a cavity: empty, cold and undeserving

and so you wonder about The Woman 
who should have been here

Reviews

[Paula]

love your use of adjectives! one of my favorite quotes is where you compare his smell to the smell of forest and pine trees and the grass which to me describes his wildness. For me it was a little hard to understand what happened to the other woman though.

[Aisha Mnd]

Thank you!

To me, the woman is the individual more deserving of him than her. Nonetheless, readers may interpret it differently.

Thanks, once again. :)

[Paula]

that clears it up for me a little, thank you!:)