[ i remember giggling ]
at the ruffled brow that adorned your face ,
quizzical expression, when you would be ultra focused, a vision, never to be replaced

"precious"..is the terminology, for your look, i used

.

[ i distinctly recall, suns rising ]
crept through privacy's curtains
casting, once darkened, and hidden, sultry silhouettes to be brightly emblazoned,
blatantly obvious, yet, steady, we remained


two beings...one shadow...hearts lie, fused

------

i was never certain when
our fairy tale would abruptly end
n'
the ol' adage of "too good" would become of our "true"

but...i do know...
since "we" went away
i'm... officially... missing... you

------

[ i remember bawling ]
as your shins trembled, while knees were repeatedly tested,
pressure built upon their caps,
and they ached to collapse

baby...do you
remember that......?


any injury you incurred, got the best of "we"
i ached internally, bled our treachery

you placed your, i-busted-my-gotdamn-ass-today,
dirtied hands, and cupped my face
so
so
tenderly,

as soiled emotions pooled in the bottom lids of my eyes,
and i couldn't comprise
...a single thing to say...


those battered hands
kissed my cheeks, so softly
and wiped every fear engorged drip
of fluid, upon your finger tips
&
far....far....away

[ i remember, my chin quivered ]
as we simultaneously, and with synchronized voices, counted backwards
of the seconds, together "....5...4...3...2...1" we had left

stray, crimson ringlets
from my face, you swept

held breathe,
silently wept


firmly pressed your lips, against mine
and for the very first time
i kept, souls windows, wide open

desperately
i was hopin'

you'd yearn to see
the reflection of "we"
in my eyes

always,
beyond our years,
we were wise

this very glance
was slated to be
our last "good byes"

------

youths innocence, we managed to subside, as, together, we tackled the world

then dreams destinations, began to collide, and the stitching of we, rapidly, unfurled

cant help but wonder, if we could've emerged, victorious, had we have given us one more try

cant help...but cry

all the things we've been through
i'm...officially missing you


...once upon a love...
existed...no, him & i...solely a "we"


...once upon a love...
love...loved...me