Sense Sonnet - Acher

Lawrence in Grief

T.E. Lawrence, more than a name.
His military exploits made
Lawrence of Arabia fame.
Some say he was quite a gay blade.
Selim Ahmed, 14 years old,
Lawrence called him Dahoum (the dark).
A handsome Arab lad, all told.
On love's lane, the two did embark.
They shared together all they could,
Outer and inner, near and far,
The fears, the faith, the bad, the good.
But bonds forever never are.

Typhus took Dahoum and he died.
Lawrence of Arabia cried.