Sestina 1 – The Weeks Between

I was working for a technology company
I was getting married in a few weeks
My professional career was looking bright
My personal life was humming with love
I was in love and was enjoying the feeling
I was happy, excited and over the moon

My fiancée told me that she was over the moon
She told me that she very much liked my company
I was glad to hear it and had a nice feeling
Time flew and the marriage was in five weeks
Every day we talked and expressed our love
Our lives looked as if the sun was shining bright

We learned the art of loving and it made us bright
At night the universe conspired and gave us moon
We were friends for years and slowly fell in love
Impressed by my work I was promoted by my company
It was decided I was to go abroad in four weeks
The marriage and foreign trip gave a nice feeling

My firm was good to work and gave a nice feeling
The management told me that my future was bright
I was told I would be promoted in a few weeks
I told my fiancée and she smiled like the moon
My friends were happy and gave us their company
All this good news made us stronger in love

The world looks beautiful when you are in love
When you are in love you get a warm feeling
The nature smiles at you and gives you company
We planned our future and it all looked bright
Our parents saw our joy and shone like the moon
Our marriage was approaching in just three weeks

One day I had an accident, wedding was in two weeks
My fiancée came to see me and pledged her love
My spine was shattered, pain became my moon
Below my chest I had no physical feeling
The prognosis said wheelchair life, still bright
My bosses promised work when I joined the company

Within those weeks, stripped of all feeling,
I held on to love, believing life stayed bright,
Anchored by the moon and promise of company.

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