Time went by,
your thoughts didn’t include me.
My thoughts, of you,
never really left.
Soon enough,
it was time to move on.

My heart had suffered enough,
and needed another to love;
I thought you’d do the same,
which drove me even harder
to find a way to fill this pain.

The plans we had made together,
we let slip through our
young fingers,
and while there were
others that thought
I was for them,
they lost,
and you won…

You did.

After you moved away;
after you had found
the arms of someone else,
to hold you like
I never would again.

You chose another life path,
and we quit talking.
I pretended as if you’d
quit breathing,
quit holding,
quit caring,
and I ignored you,
when you needed me most.

That sorrow will never fade.

Many years have gone by,
and I knew it was over,
but now,
we have a chance again.

You’re where you are,
and I’m where I’ve always been.
Keeping the door open
in my heart;
a door to which only
one has the key,
only one has ever held the key,
I lost,
but you won.

Touching a life like hers,
is the best thing
that I could hope for,
in any life,
from any past.

I look back at the choices,
I’ve made, and the
dreams I’ve built,
that all started with
one girl I hoped
would never leave.

But sometimes things aren’t
meant to turn out the
way you’ve played them
in your head everyday of
your life now.

The times I spent with her,
brings me to believe there is
a higher power;
shining down on me,
for some reason
blessing me, with His
greatest creation.

But then having her torn,
from my heart,
washed from my mind,
leads me to believe
that there is a time;

She’s given me a part of
her that I’ll never lose,
I’ll never cheat,
I’ll never slow,
in my love for this piece
of her.

I may not know how,
I may not know when,
but there will be another time,
when I touch your skin.

I was diciplined for
time,
I never meant to waste.
things,
I never meant to take,
and
words,
I never meant to say.

I wanted to break out.
I wanted to show the world,
who I was,
and bust away from where
I was supposed to go.

I learned young that
living life was never
meant to be be a chore.
I wanted to always be the
one to spread my wings and sore,
Late at night I’d lie down
on my bedroom floor
and beg Him to
tell me that there’s something more.

I’ve made something
of my life,
I’m sure not many have
been able to take.
It’s far from over,
and it’s just getting
started.
But the things I’ve done,
and the places I’ve been,
are leaps and bounds
further and higher than
anyone thought possible.

I’ve had regrets,
and I’ve had loves,
I’ve had hugs,
and I’ve had threats.
It’s changed who I am,
to realize from where I’ve come,
and believe in what I can do,
from the people that I knew.

I’ve shaped hearts,
and molded lives,
based on what I’ve thought,
and to the table
what I’ve brought.

Our lives are going to change
very soon.
I hope for the better,
as my heart says it will,
but I realize there may
be bumps in the road.

She’s not ready,
nor am I.
But it’s upon us now,
to start a new life.

It’ll grow up as happy
as I can make it
with the love
I’ve been given in my life.

I may not have the money,
I may not have the space,
but this child will have
the most love,
in our arms embrace.

Bless me and mine
with the strength
you’ve given me,
the compassion
you’ve given her,
and let it find it’s place,
in the heart the one
we’ve both created.

It keeps rolling through my head,
The path we’ve chosen to be lead,
and
the choice that we’ve now made,
from the games our hearts have played.

The first time that I met you,
I didn’t know we’d come to this.
But I’m happy that is has started,
cause a true love now exists!

You were standing there,
in line at the store,
I had to look twice,
as your hair is longer,
and your clothes are newer,
but your smile
could still melt a
thousand icebergs.

I was contemplative at first,
deciding if
one hello
was worth
one more heart break.

You’ve done it before,
after all we’ve been through;
the winters at the cabin,
the weekend at the coast,
the late night ice cream runs
after a long night of lust.
Oh, the times we had
that’ll never be forgotten!

Perhaps we could pick up
where we left off,
and start anew,
no anger,
no tears,
no fears.

As my heart floated towards you,
I could already feel you in my arms,
A gentle
hello
fell from my lips,
and you turned your head;
a big smile graced your
perfect face.

We talked about
the times we had,
and the places we’ve been,
the hearts we’ve left behind,
and the heart you currently hold.

I knew it was too good
to be true .
You had to have a “someone”,
and it didn’t hurt me so bad.
At least this way I knew,
and wouldn’t have to guess
what might have been.

What we had has already happened,
and what you have,
is what you’ve always wanted.
I said that I hoped
it will last,
and stand the test of time,
knowing full-well,
I prayed it wouldn’t.

Before my prayer could
process,
your new love
was in your embrace.
An introduction ensued,
and my heart was broken
again.

I tried with all my might,
to hold back the jealousy,
more so,
the tears.

It’s amazing to think back,
about how we were
always together
living life,
loving love
and hoping for the future.

At one time,
it looked so bright,
but times change
when you’re not around,
people change,
lives change.

You chose a different path,
we both understood
that we were too young,
and needed to realize
our aspirations,
ahead of our dreams.
If we were meant to be,
there’d be a place for
us both
in each other’s arms,
if our hopes stay true .

As much as I tried,
I couldn’t tell a lie.
You drifted away,
and our lives took shape;
not the shape we had chosen
such a short time before,
but life had unfolded.

We had an amazing run,
loved deeper than anyone,
live happier than most,
in that city by the coast.
You’ve left me with more
memories of the good times,
very few of the bad,
and a love I will compare
all future relationships to.

They’re not resting in your
bedroom on your bed,
or in your living room
on the mantle,
in clear view
for everyone to see,
and everyone to grasp.

That’s why their passions,
and not hobbies,
and not everyone has them.
You’ve got to search for them
most of the time
giving them your undivided
attention at times,
realizing that they’re what has
driven you here in the
first place.

Stumbling on to the boat has
happened in life,
but it’s rare!
Searching out and catching
a whiff of what you dare
to dream will lead you far.
Follow the scent to your prize
and see what you’ve been
envisioning all this time!

The more time you put into
what you’ve found,
the greater the reward
you’ll reap!
Life provides many opportunites,
in its short span,
but hides that
which give the most pleasure
deep in its forests,
hoping you’ll do
the foraging.

Occasionally the time apart
would be longer than
we’d both hoped for,
and the time together
would be far too short to
tell all the stories
brave all the adventures,
and relive all the memories,
but we’d leave just as happy.