The Face In The Crowd

Paul Bell

The face in the crowd

Walking through time

The church on the hill

That day

Etched forever in silent loathing

No word, no reason, long, long, gone

Fifteen years

The face, older

In the crowd

She wanted to scream at him

Just say something

She began to follow him

Watching as he walked into the graveyard

Stopping beside the solitary grave

Touching the headstone

Finally disappearing

She approached the grave

Reading the inscription on it

The name stood out

She kept staring at it

Recoiling in disbelief

The name and date

Fifteen years ago

The wedding day

It didn’t make sense

She began to study the name

Touching the engraving just to make sure

Looking around, searching for him

Her head  spinning

Nothing made sense

Finally falling to her knees

The face in the crowd

The face in the crowd

Walking through time.

  • Author: Paul Bell (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 5th, 2022 04:49
  • Category: Gothic
  • Views: 42
  • Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek
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  • L. B. Mek

    yeah, like I said before
    you get published, I'm buying
    without even glimpsing
    the tint of your cover, cos I just know
    whatever its theme
    it will be so well written...!
    (this read
    had me thinking of Oscar Wilde's
    'Dorian Gray'
    one of my favourite books')
    thank you, dear poet

    • Paul Bell

      Could you imagine Oscar Wilde being around today?
      What would he be like today.

      • L. B. Mek

        Free, or more - so
        to be himself
        and then, equally
        vilified
        for his mistakes...
        (I think
        something like, George Michael)

      • Rocky Lagou

        I really don’t know many “gothic” poets here on MPS and I feel that the dark theme is quite interesting and almost losing its value. This was a great statement that proved that this style still works greatly. Well done!

        • Paul Bell

          I just like the sound, gothic. lol

        • Goldfinch60

          The trouble with time is that it can be so variable in our lives.

          Andy



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