• She lies alone listening for the phone’s answer, waiting for his voice, to hear if he is okay.

    Her heart skips a beat as the phone rings. Her slender hand trembles as she picks the phone up.

    She answers with a quiet hello, hoping for his voice. A smile shows on her beautiful face, as she listens to him.

    He tells her that he’ll have to stay another month. Her heart aches to feel his strong arms around her again.

    She smiles while listening to the calming words he tells her. She nods and hears the phone click.

    She puts the phone down and feels tears run down her face.

    She lies alone listening for the phone’s answer, waiting for his voice, to hear if he is okay.

    Her heart races as the phone rings. She picks it up and listens, to hear an unknown voice.

    Her slender fingers drop the phone. As tears run down her beautiful face. Her heart aches deeper to sadness.

    She lies alone; listening to the silence of the cold world, without his warm embrace.

    She lies alone.