Sub Rosa

By nosferatu2
Wed, 31 Dec 2025
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Her given name was Rosalind,
but she preferred Rosa -
and other names
she sometimes asked me to call her.
I was too embarrassed
to mention them out loud,
so I would whisper them,
gently, in her ear.
And then there were
the other things,
I'd only heard about
but never dreamed of doing.
I'd ask her why she wanted them
and she would push me away
I had spoiled the moment:
I'd bring her tea, on a tray.
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When I think of Rosa
and the things I didn't do,
i wonder if we'd still be married,
if I had liked them too.
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