she loved how he took charge and steered the course through their shared life. the last of the breed of a particular man's man, taking charge because somebody had to, not afraid to bulldoze when new ground needed clearing.
he cherished her constant smile and savored the firm plasticity of her perfect contours, the happy-as-hell smile staying even as the parts fell off and then the hair toward the end.
they lay down where they'd first kissed and bled out a dark blanket beneath them, his final breath as if from the last buffalo, and her glance skyward to the light of the eyes of the great eagle approaching.
she loved how he took charge and steered the course through their shared life. the last of the breed of a particular man's man, taking charge because somebody had to, not afraid to bulldoze when new ground needed clearing.
ReplyDeletehe cherished her constant smile and savored the firm plasticity of her perfect contours, the happy-as-hell smile staying even as the parts fell off and then the hair toward the end.
they lay down where they'd first kissed and bled out a dark blanket beneath them, his final breath as if from the last buffalo, and her glance skyward to the light of the eyes of the great eagle approaching.