Not This Time

Once I sat with only the ticking of the clock By the phone I waited you said you'd call. All that I had I put in one basket for you You had to return I gave everything my all. Even the letters I wrote, 'Return to sender.' Each letter formed from the personal pen Dipped in the scent you liked so very much. Shall I wait for you now as I did then? No not this time. Living on memories of what you meant to me Your sweet nothings whispered in my ear. Broken promises from you -you did freely give From an imagined love one not really here. I was surely taken to that one moment in time With closed eyes I took in all of your view. Savored each emotion seemed so real to me Shall I wait in hopes to live my life with you. Not This Time