she would lie on her bed
patchwork quilt pulled back
white hair fanned
pooled
across her shoulders
she would hunch over a old
ratty guitar
and play the same song
a simple
no chord tune
of smoke on water
she would gently pluck out the song
on her untuned guitar
every time he would look up from the book he was reading
to gaze
to stare at her delicate form
bent
to fit
at an early age they fell for each other
he was so normal
so regular
and she
his marine
was different
she was the irregular one
she would cock her head sweetly at him
bite her lip
shrug her shoulders
in such a captivating way
that he did not notice
anyone
only her
So they fell
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Joe loves Marine
Short StoryMarine was ill She didn't think she was good enough for Joe But Marine Wasn't always happy Joe noticed How she was so upset sometimes How she skipped meals Days at a time How she just couldn't bring herself to care about her health Joe would bring h...
