It was not her fault,
that he changed
how he appeared to her.

Maybe she had, too.

Nothing in her belly grew,
a love that will come through.

She lingered along
as a woman may,
waiting for others
to tell her what to do
or say to him.

What happened
to his courtship?

Is it waiting
for somebody new?

Is their love still alive
or just dormant.

A vigil
for living dead.