A Cold December Day
It was a cold December day, when your eyes first met mine.
You seemed somehow familiar, and I took that as a sign,
that meeting you was destined and that fate had brought us here
to help us learn a lesson which would someday become clear.
I should've known right from the start our love would never last.
But there was something in your eyes that made my heart beat fast.
I could not fight the feeling when we met that fateful day.
In retrospect, I think I should have turned and run away.
It’s not your fault that I could not resist your many charms.
I had no strength to pull away once I was in your arms.
We both had good intentions of remaining only friends.
But once that fire is lit, there's only one place that it ends.
Before we met I didn’t think I’d ever love again.
I’d almost given up on finding someone new, but then
You smiled at me and all at once my heart began to melt
And something deep inside remembered just how good it felt;
To look in someone’s eyes and see your own reflection there.
The hopes and dreams you thought long gone resurface as you stare.
So, should you dare to let yourself get caught up in this feeling?
Or, do you wonder if you need more time to finish healing?
We cannot have a future, and of that there is no doubt.
I long for something more, but now it seems I am without
The trust I need to give me faith in what we have together.
How would I know that you’d be there, when faced with stormy weather?
A fact of life is that I love you now…and always will.
But, love is not enough to fill a void that can’t be filled.
I don’t know what you’re looking for; I just know it’s not me.
You are the kind of man who needs to know he can be free.
I’d like to change what’s coming, but I can’t control our fate.
The love I have for you is real, but time for us won’t wait.
As time grows shorter, soon I know that we must say goodbye.
The choice is made and then you'll have to spread your wings and fly.
Someday when you look back, you'll know that you were truly loved,
And late at night, in bed alone I’ll pray to God above…
To keep you safe and free from harm; and hope you are content.
Please don’t forget about me or how much this love has meant.
It hurts so much to think that I will not see you again.
I hope you know that I will always want to be your friend.
Though time shall pass, the love I feel won't ever go away.
And in my heart, til my last breath, your memory will stay.
Copyright © Cathy Martin | Year Posted 2011
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