Beth
I fell hard when we first met
Beth , tall, blond hair and blue eyes
I was told by her cousin
about what she was facing
I was asked to show her things
which she never came to know
Beth is terminally ill
her death, imminent by fall
I kissed her for her first kiss
she shuddered with emotion
never knowing how this felt
from not having a boyfriend
We spent that summer loving
making love for her first time
which was so gratifying
as she enters womanhood
At night, we gazed at the stars
we named one for her and me
I tried to keep her smiling
doing things she never did
Sadly, Beth lost her battle
the day after Thanksgiving
I held her gently, we kissed
our final kiss, Beth then, smiles
and says, "Jimmy, I love you!"
"Beth, I love you too, always!"
She died in my arms, I cried
uncontrollably, which caused
this destruction of my heart
and crushing my spirit, which
keeps me from loving again!
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