Romance; gone.

It's been a long time

since I've heard your name,

a long time since you've said mine

how are you?

oh, my kids?

they're just fine.

 

I remember those nights by the lake

When we had to lie for my mother's sake

You whispered 'I love you"

and I agreed

why aren't we together?

why didn't you take the lead?

 

I remember those times you kissed my lips soft,

Upon the hay of that old barn loft

 

I remember the summer we spent attached at the hip,

and how I used to yearn for the feel of your strong upper lip

 

I remember when we snuck away to the beach

and how you always had something to say,

a lesson to teach

 

I remember the cold winds blowing at night,

and your arms wrapped around me tight

when we didn't know the end was in sight,

and we dreaded the soft morning light

 

I remember the day you came to the porch

in the late summer scorch

you made me promise not to cry

and then you turned and said goodbye

you walked to your truck, and began to drive away

while I was left there, mouth open, not knowing what to say

still until this very day

 

You looked back slowly,

and the romance died,

all at once, in that cold hard glance