lonely eden

Lonely Eden

Unwed Johanna came to live in Vale Formosa; lovely
cottage surrounded by olive trees, perfect place for an
elderly woman to live. Striking were sunsets, but long
were evenings, got a little dog and that was nice, but
so few people in the vale, she could talk to. Took to
drinking a little to ease the pain of loneliness, helped,
for a while till she lost track of time, often it was
the sunrise she saw. Looked into the mirror unwashed
hair “How Ugly I’m,” she wailed, had another glass
of wine; Morning coat from dawn to dusk, why change,
no one around to look good for. A physical ache this
loneliness, she stopped answering the phone didn’t
want to see or speak to anyone. A naked woman hung
from an olive tree…many days before anyone noticed.