was it romantic or
was it wrong that I
handed her pennies tied
in a tea towel when
she asked for a dollar?
was it romantic or
was it wrong that I
brought her floral wallpaper
the day after we met?
she called it “impertinent”
but I only thought of
the blue flowers.
was it romantic or
was it wrong that I
paid a gardener
to trim her bushes?
is it romantic or
is it wrong that I
mail her a farewell
without a return address?
Abigail Rinkenberger is a writer and poet with an appreciation for the enigmatic. Although she is of American origin, she has lived her entire life in Malaysia. When not reading nineteenth-century literature or strolling along the beach, she publishes posts on life, art, and beauty at abigailblessing.com.