#2 Beneath the Sakura

My lap pillows

My husband's head…

Content, he smiles

My hand lifts back

A wisp of red…

Aloud, I dream

Was that the wind?

My whisper?

His sigh?

My eyes perceive

The altered cheek…

Silently, I weep

The scar is gone.

I watch the blossoms fall.

He sleeps.