She whispered her name

Just the third time we met

Her name in my memory

So firmly was set

So why does my mind

Leave me chasing my tail

When searching and searching

Comes to no avail.

A decade ago,

On our own sceptred isle

With a group of friends

We drove a few mile

The roof was down

I was driving my car

The weather was glorious

Stopping, as we found a bar

At less than half my age

She did shimmer and glide

Oh, my heart did pound

And my eyes opened wide

Standing at the bar,

My unnamed beauty

A loving caress

My utmost duty

My hands they did rest

on her hips so sublime

In holding her close

I had plenty of time

With a tilt of her head

And a swish of her hair

Her neck oh so succulent

Her shoulder so bare

I leaned down to kiss

And with greatest of care

From her ear to her shoulder

Lips caressed her there

It was light, it was tender

Yet down in that place

An explosion was felt

That rocked her space

The explosion

Did rock her mind that day

And everything changed

As her world gave way

She leaked, if not poured

She was totally gone

Her knickers and dress

Soaked as one

She ran for the toilet

Her shame in her trail

As a nightmare ensured

Now beyond the pail

It was more than an hour

When she finally emerged

Her silence golden

Her fears, not submerged

The road trip of friends

Parted company that day

In silence and fear

Of just what to say