Old fashioned lace

she wears old fashioned lace
it makes her look out of place

but she doesn't really care
she's not all there
someone hurt her long ago
that's all I know

she's like a flower withering in fall
she doesn't care at all
she's lost in her yesterday
that's where she'll stay

she lives for her memories, its a shame
after all this time, she still recalls his name
she says he gave her flowers
and many happy hours

but she's a flower in the fall
she blooms as she recalls
many years have passed her by
they haven't been kind, she waits to die

she said she was quite the rage
in her younger days
he said he liked her in old fashioned lace
saying it emphasized her loving face

she wears old fashioned lace
it makes her look out of place

(c)2017 Catherine Elder