Childhood Love

Childhood Love (Villanelle) I remember that glorious day when we were young, We played together and danced through time and space, If only I expressed my loving thoughts with my tongue. Our childhood love was written on the pulse next to the lung, Your eyes shone, dazzled and glistened with grace, I remember that glorious day when we were young. You stood by the gate next to a paddock filled with dung, My fearful state didn’t want to be kissed in your embrace, A twelve year-old didn’t know what to do when love’s phone rung. It was amongst the summer trees and by the river where we hung, Even in the face of fear, I still loved beholding your pretty face, I remember that glorious day when we were young. I wonder if the birds noticed, their mouths chirped and sung, It was as if time slowed because life happened at a slower pace, If only I expressed my loving thoughts with my tongue. Love can hurt and cooler guys pursued you; my teenage years stung, Throughout your years I wondered if in your heart if I still had a place, I remember that glorious day when we were young. If only I expressed my loving thoughts with my tongue. By Scott Beattie