Too Little, Too Late

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YESTERDAY
AND OUR CONVERSATION WHEN I HEARD YOU SAY
YOU'VE STOPPED WRITING LETTERS, THERE'S A CHANGE IN YOUR VOICE
SO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU I DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE
BUT TO PUT YOU BEHIND ME AND GIVE IN TO FATE
I LOVED IYOU TOO LITTLE, I TOLD YOU TOO LATE

I'VE BEEN WONDERING UNCERTAIN ALL DAY
SHOULD I TAKE YOUR PICTURES AND PUT THEM AWAY
AND STOP MAKING PHONE CALLS POURING OUT MY HEART
THOUGH I STILL LOVE YOU, WE'RE TOO FAR APART
TO KEEP THINKING OF YOU, I'LL LEAVE IT TO FATE
I TOLD YOU TOO LITTLE, I LOVED YOU TOO LATE

I'VE BEEN FEELING LIFELESS AND BLUE
YOU SAID YOU'VE MET SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN NICE TO YOU
YOU WANT TO BE HONEST AND SO NOW I KNOW
BUT TRUTH IS TOO PAINFUL WHEN LOVE STARTS TO GO
SO NOW YOU'RE BEHIND ME, IM UP FRONT WITH FATE
I'VE BEEN TOO MUCH LITTLE AND WAY TOO MUCH LATE

SO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YESTERDAY
AND OUR CONVERSATION WHEN I HEARD YOU SAY
THERE'LL ALWAYS BE FRIENDSHIP SO PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S WRONG HOW I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH
I HAVE TO FORGET YOU AND LEAVE IT TO FATE
OUT PAST ROMANCING IS NOW OUT OF DATE
WILL I ALWAYS LOVE YOU?  IT'S NOW UP TO FATE
YOU LOVED ME TOO LITTLE AND I LOVED TOO LATE
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March 11, 2019 at 2:57 PM
Many of us have been where you are. It's the drama of living. Nothing is too late! I can tell you that from decades of living through the arduous pain. The next love is ready for you, waiting in the wings. Best wishes. Great poem Panagiota Romios
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