This poem was a lifetime coming to birth,
A pail full of memories, anguish and joy,
Now it is ready into the world to be born,
Written simply about this girl and a boy.


You came a ray on sunny summer’s day,

My mind taking wings with other things,

Fresh out of school you made me a fool,

You played fiddle with my heartstrings.

I fell so in love with you, 

Just the girl next door,

Though I knock no more.

Truly it was you I adored.

“Prove you really love me.”
“If it's real it will forever last.”
You said cruelly staking my heart,
I cried, "My love will pass the test!”

You toyed with me,

In your girlish way.

I fell hard for you,

I gave myself away.

Your kitten-ness and fun smile

Expanded my life with pure joy,

You were not just any ole' girl,

And I was no longer just a boy.

When you tired of me,

When you had your fill.

You tossed me aside,

I did think myself to kill.

My awful pain and darkness ruled,

Chaining me down for many years,

Facedown in a dungeon of despair,

Crying, I drowned in a pool of tears.

It is a crushing sad cruelty of life,

That we can never give out love,

Or reveal our hearts without risk,

Nor can I ever unlove you...my love.