Dave Cox Poet Rhyme

Sixteen Years Ago

I met you on a course sixteen years ago
To this day I can remember your face
When we arranged, I didn’t think you’d show?
The museum was our secret meeting place

Though I am certain you have forgotten me
That moment left a deep, lasting impression
And if we met now, I’m sure you’d agree
I don’t need a priest or offer any confession

You gave me hope while tearing my life apart 
I galloped and took chances to message you
I shared my thoughts, but never my heart
It was going nowhere, and we already knew

Yes, you were the boost of self confidence
You banished all my hopeless, despondent, apathy
You proved it isn’t ever, ever, too late to dance
And I fell when you shook my family tree 

My God the pain as I opened the door
The agony of being free, yet so alone
Four sets of eyes tortured me when I Picked 
up my Sainsbury’s bags and I left home

Sixteen years passed since the change of life
I want to thank you with all my heart
Although I left my kids, I escaped my wife
You were the blue touch, the catalyst, the start

David Cox 23/09/20

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