The Necromancer

“My dearest, death will not keep us apart,
Neither heaven nor hell will put distance between us
For my heart will surely resurrect our love
Past these days and throughout the ages…”
He said the words with conviction
As he caressed and kissed her lips.

“My love”, she uttered in an angelic tone
“This body is only but a vessel of emotion
That connects me to you in this world,
Be with me one more time so we can be as one
And release the life force we have shared these days.”

He loved her over and over again
Until he was spent and satisfied,
But her body was already cold,
Her eyes already closed,
And he swore to himself
He would summon on all his power and knowledge
Of the dark arts and bring her back to life.
Then he collapsed next to her on the floor…

In the morning his supervisor discovered them.
He was arrested within hours and her body
taken back to the coroner’s office for additional inspection.

At his trial, he swore that he was trying
to bring them all back to life and that he had
the ability to resurrect them.

We voted unanimously and he was given
ten years in a mental institution.