She cried all day,
and all through the night.
She weeps for her lover
who'd stormed out of sight.

They'd argued in anger,
saying things they didn't mean,
about rumors of a woman
he'd secretly seen.

She stands near the lake,
being frisked by the wind,
thinking of the story
she'd heard from a friend.

A story of her lover
sitting in the park,
romancing some woman
just shortly after dark.

" Should I believe her. "
she whispers in a sigh,
seriously hoping
the tale is a lie.

She bows her head slowly,
her eyes filled with tears,
dreading the end
to a love of many years.

She turns around sniffling
and gazes ahead,
astonished by the presence
of her lover who’d fled.

He stands in silence,
just away in the grass,
with tears upon his cheeks,
his eyes shining like glass.

" I love you. " he whispers,
reaches out his hand,
holding a bracelet
with a sparkling gold band,

" Your friend asked me to leave you,
for an affair with her.
She only told you lies.
She was jealous how we were.

She came to me earlier,
confessing her shame,
then gave me this bracelet
engraved with her name.

Loving another woman,
is something I won't do.
I told her my heart
is only here for you.

I saved this jewelry
so you can really see,
how deceiving your so-called
friend can be. "

She stares the bracelet,
and looks into his eyes,
realizing her friend
had only told her lies.

" I’m sorry. “ she whispers,
and hugs him with a sigh.
He caresses her and says,
“ I’m with you until I die. “