"If forever is true, make it true, don't give it a second thought," ... by The Poet
"Okay kids, this is December's first day
so let's go in and see what it could be,"
[Oh my goodness ..., I thought she moved away]
"Kids, don't go too far." "Dad, I need to pee."
"Okay son, the bathroom's right over here."
"Go on inside, I'll be right here." [She looks
just the same, never aged a bit ... then, we're
young and in love ... me carrying her books
walking with her to our class ... and her laugh
... I can't get over that ... Ha, and her hair
still gets in the way ... we spent nearly half
of ... oh, she sees me ... (both smiling) then there
gone again ... we thought forever was true]
"Okay Dad, who's that?" "Thought someone I knew."
Innocence, what bliss . Hand holding, hugging and a simple kiss. What being young and in love is all about having love for this entity without a doubt! Something about him makes me smile and that innocence lasted a while.
That day was different kinda tense, that was the day he stole my innocence. The gentle was now rough and bare , I didn’t fight him I was too scared, he took it without asking , without my consent that’s the day he stole my innocence.
Days and months went by but at night I still cry. I now hear his voice in my head the boy I once loved I now wish dead.
It’s hard to deal with the trauma and emotions when really all I want is to overcome them! Now it’s hard to find the bliss since the day he took my innocence.
Don't you remember
how you used to be
Before things became different
when you'd love being with me.
Don't you remember
looking ingto my eyes
We we young and in love
It came as no surprise
Don't you remember
you loved how I looked
Too soon you didn't even see me
your time became all booked
Don't you remember
you should have come home
How long did you think
I'd want to be alone
Don't you remember
you should'ved shown me
A little more attention
instead of wanting to roam free
Don't you remember
we had our whole life
Now youare just a memory
and I'm no longer your wife
5/19/2021
when I married Mike
I thought that our marriage would last forever
but in retrospect
I should have listened
to my dear old pa
as he walked me down the aisle…
pa said I could put the brakes on the wedding
but I was young and in love
Mike simply
adored my sleek curves
and shapely body
he'd get my motor running
but soon the polish
wore off our relationship
and he began working late
at the car showroom
later, much later
I discovered his ‘work’ was taking place on the back seat of a Buick
I wish that pa had warned me
that one day
my used car salesman husband
would 'trade me in' for a much younger model!
FICTIONAL POEM
Suzette Prime Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Emile Pinet
01/29/21
we ride our white horse
young and in love, arms ‘round waist —
fairytale figures
1/21/2021
So young and in love
Wherever he'd go she would follow
Days spent walking, talking
A picnic in a field,
An overlook view
Wherever she went he would take her
A drive in the car
A kiss
A laugh
Hand in hand
Only like new lovers can
BACK WHEN Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier
2/27/20
You were always in my heart right from the start
From seeing that very first smile to feeling that very first kiss
You were stealing my breath away each and every day
We were young and in love it was definitely sent from up above
Nobody before you gave me the feeling of such warmth
It's as if you made me feel brave
I'll always remember the days waking up by your side
We could lay there for hours and sometimes we would
I'll never forget the moment I found out you were gone
I drowned myself in beers followed by tears
My heart felt jabbed and stabbed
I never knew what pain was until this very day
And it will forever drain my mind
It's not something I can leave behind but I will be able to move ahead
You will always be my girl and you will always be in my thoughts
Until we meet again I will have to be strong like I have been all along
She dreams of him, she wakes to reach for him,
Yearning for the touch of his hands,
Tears well up in her eyes,
Her lips tremble,
As she remembers,
He has been gone many years,
He left her and went on ahead,
But it seems like only yesterday,
When they were young and in love,
And she was his bride.
He dreams of her, he wakes to reach for her,
Yearning for the touch of her lips,
Tears well up in his eyes,
His lips tremble,
As he remembers,
She has been gone many years,
She left him and went on ahead,
But it seems like only yesterday,
When they were young and in love,
And he took her as his bride.
Rhyming Poem On Love Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Lu Loo
3/8/19
My thoughs are running wild
I'm trapped in a moment in time
When were we young and in love
I recall your masculine voice
I recall your gentle and loving touch
I'm abandoned in yesterday
I live in the memories we made
You are constantly on my mind
Your touch lingers on my skin
I can feel the ghost of yesterday's kiss
Baby my mind won't let me rest
How can I sleep without you beside me
We were young and in love
It was a gift from up above
You were my everything
You caused my heart to zing
You got a brand new job
Faraway with your uncle Bob
I went with you and left everyone
Because this heart you had won
Your new job changed you instantly
You worked long hours continuously
I never saw you and I got homesick
I missed my family and was always sick
I fell into a deep dark depression
Your love was no longer an obsession
It could no longer reach me
It only brought me misery
Looking back your job was everything
It meant more and I didn't mean a thing
You loved the power that it gave
Our relationship couldn't be saved
Power became your new lover
You loved her like no other
The love that I gave wasn't enough
I missed family and that was tough
I longed to be reunited with them real bad
It would mean I failed, could I face dad?
As bad as I wanted too, I couldn't go back
Growing up and moving out is so whack
This is a hard, hard lesson learned
that I was past the point of no return
12-05-16
Contest: Point Of No Return
Sponsor: Nicola Byrne
Sam gently strokes each page of their wedding album
Such happy memories frozen in time in those sepia photographs
They were young and in love with their whole lives ahead of them …
Silent tears start to
f
a
l
l
Her memory lives on forever, within his heart.
Brief Memories Contest
Sponsored by F J Thomas
10~13~16
The sun is warm, the new mown grass is green
Nowhere else he’d rather be this summer day
In tune with his team and feeling fine
Batter up says the ump, its time, let’s play!
It’s a joy to be young and in love with the sport
Dreaming of someday playing ball as a pro
But for now it’s enough to have a summer day
To be a kid with a glove, bat and a ball to throw.
12/8/15
Image # 4
In youth's fantasies, passion
inflames imagination.
And yet, instinct tells you love's
not mere infatuation.
Morality's boundaries
define who you think you are.
Yet, when lust courts innocence,
promiscuity's not far.
Fueling unhappiness,
trust's merely an illusion.
For faithfulness is part of
reality's delusion.
Exaltation and sorrow,
establish flexible norms.
And the fickle winds of fate,
stir up emotional storms.
Yet hope allows you to smile;
anything less is tragic.
For when you're young and in love,
you should believe in magic.
an autumn songbird gives voice to the luxurious late day
beautiful its song caresses the ear
all natural world breathing as one with your heart
as the sun itself kisses you tenderly
as if saying farewell to you and the day
and as the sun slips to the horizon
you close your eyes and can feel heart take to wing
with the autumn songbird playful in the crisp air
feel your soul breath and soar among the clouds
floating in the warm breeze of
that eternal summer dream where
everyone is forever young and in love
forever happy and filled with wonder
the autumn songbird fills me with her song
fills me with the strength of possible beauty that the new day promises
fills me with the peace found at the heart of kindness
so will you join me
rejoicing her song
will you take a moment to breath in
the wonder of late autumn summery day
Darling,
Forty seven years ago, young and in love.
We fell in love on the Bobo-lo Boat.
A mutual acquaintance arranged our date.
I was eighteen and you were twenty.
You took my breath away as our eyes met,
And I must say Dear, you still do today.
Way too young to marry our parents pled mercifully.
We insisted, married, and then you went away.
The Vietnam War parted us physically,
But our love letters tied our hearts-
Tears, warm feelings in waiting hearts.
Many decades have past since our first date.
Love was worth fighting for, being brave for.
We've been through the good and the ugly.
We've learned, and built, and grew together.
I believe our true love conquered it all.
I adore seeing old people still in love-
Smiling, holding hands, and talking,
Opening a door for his sweet girl,
A gentle touch and a kiss on her crepe cheek,
Then I remember we're the old people, my dear.
Our hearts still tied together with love,
Even after all these years.
Forever Always my darling.
For Heather Ober's contest, 'Love Letters'
And For Gail Doyle's contest, 'Reflections Of You'
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