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Open Poetry #46

The Rest of the Story

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2010-02-09 06:31 PM

The Rest of the Story / Pierre & Amelie

Coming home from
the French Foreign Legion
Pierre was already aware
that his sweetheart
may have not been faithful.
He knew this because
a new recruit to his Squadron,
fresh from his training
and having taken a five day pass
on the streets of Paris
before reporting to his new Unit,
was boldly showing off pictures
of his latest fling,
who just so happened
to be Pierre's Parisian girlfriend.
Although this new recruit
was vague on intimate details,
he claimed to be God's Gift to Girls
and the Worlds Greatest Lover.
Naturally Pierre didn't take this so well
and they agreed to settle this matter
in the boxing ring, where the winner takes all.
Pierre won easily and regained some of his honor
before he departed home to Paris.
Upon his arrival in Paris he shared his story
with his sweetheart, who was happy to tell him
the reason why the new recruit had her picture,
and certainly no more than that.
It seems that in Pierre's absence,
his girlfriend Amelie had taken up modeling
and one day after departing from the studio
she was riding on the Metro when the new recruit
noticed her, told her she was as beautiful
as a model, told her he would be going
away to a remote outpost in a few days
and begged her for a picture.
At that moment, Amelie thought of her boyfriend
Pierre and had compassion on this man that only
wanted a picture to remember her by.
So she gave him a picture and he went
on his way with a smile on his face.
You know the rest of the story.

JamesLee
09February
2010

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2010-02-10 04:24 AM

Dear James, this is a romantic and sad story, you told it well. The legionaries certainly have no easy life. You brought back memories of long ago when I knew a Swiss boy who had been in the foreign legion and had been sent home with an injured foot. At least he survived!

Love,
Margherita

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