A PLAUSIBLE TRUTH

and so it goes....

Upon return to my cabin

a faint smile endures on my lips

perhaps it was the hand squeeze from the gentleman

or a bit of inner delight to reunite with

my soldier before long

 

I have two garments left

all the rest are packed in my trunk

for debarkation in the morning

I despise my aspect at this moment

as I peek in the mirror

my apparel looms a bit too firm

I recognize my eating habits on the ship

yet I struggle to watch my waistline

 

I muse back to my days before the sailing

and peruse my letters and telegrams

from my soldier

Oh, how I miss him

I must resolve the last time

we were intimate

Oh my, three months

maybe……

I shall find my calendar

 

Before I gasp aloud

I blanket my lips

then I let loose a shriek

In my view I shall not deny

that I am possibly with child

tis not the affair with the gentleman

much too early

my heart flutters like a butterfly

I must sit down on my bed

and reflect on this plausible truth

a challenge to accept

if I disclose this to my soldier

this may intensify his love for me

no one to comfort me straight off

alone once more

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading !

Reviews

[Stella Armour]

Oh Betty, i was sure i had reviewed this poem before , i read it and never commented , how foolish of me..
Now there is a different twist to the story, how amazing , and would never have thought it may not be the gentleman's child .... indeed !
The butterflies in her heart will soon be felt in her stomach ...

[Betty Hermelee]

I'm sure you are correct Stella...we'll see what happens in my head!!!
Warmly, B
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I'm sure you are correct Stella...we'll see what happens in my head!!!
Warmly, B

[Stella Armour]

i am loving this 😊

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my ... plausible indeed, Betty .. great scene and setting ... a tale of so many young ladies whose soldiers are away ... for your young lady ... she seems in the clear as far as who the Papa is .. but i am worried the soldier may not take the "i'm so happy" road ... maybe you will reveal it in the followup??? ;) very fine pic to go with as well says i!
E.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you E. For a. Very spot on review, keep reading! Much appreciated!
Warmly, B

[Dave Brown]

I seem to have missed this episode
I agree with Jacob, wondering if your soldier might be turned off at the thought of a child.
It is even plausible that while your loose lady has been off 'fraternizing, he may have become more than somewhat enamored with a dazzling nurse, who, a result, has also found her outerwear becoming a 'tight' fit , and he now presented with the necessity of making a difficult choice of whether which one??

[Betty Hermelee]

Dear Davie, you are a good mind reader! Thanks so much for your very pertinent comments
Warmly, B

[Shelley Warner]

Oh yikes! That poem tells a compelling story.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Betty… like a Swan floating on a Lake… Life is beautiful and somehow is a Song 🎶 that becomes a new beginning where the Morning welcomes ❤️ Hearts that bring blessings. gently, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you dear Pat for melodious review!
Warmly, B

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful work. You paint the scene well.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Thomas for your kind review
Warmly, B

[Tom]

A bittersweet conundrum to ponder, penned poetically as if the lady had wriiten her thoughts down in a diary or her own personal journal, eitherway she has an important decision making statement, will I tell him or should I wait for a much later appropriate moment?

[Betty Hermelee]

Dear Tom, an excellent review, you really dug deep..
Warmly, B

[Weeping willow]

Very nicely expressed my dear poet. Very intense words ;-}

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you WW, for a lovely review, much appreciated...
Warmly, B

[jacob erin-cilberto]

or he may run...let's hope it is the former.
I like this story you have presented in poetry...the saga continues.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you J, much appreciated
Warmly, B

[Soren]

Intense romanticism well written and convincing. A dilemma to be resolved. Pregnancies are often not good ways to convince men about commitment.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Soren for a an intuitive review, much appreciated...
Warmly, B