One Time
Your smile
Caught
My eye
And stole
My breath

One Time
With reckless abandon
I threw open
The door
To my heart

One Time
We danced
And I
Was overjoyed

One Time
We shared
A drink
And spoke
Old(e) English

One Time
You said yes
And we
Shared
A life

One Time
We were apart
But found
Each other
Again

One Time
Often feeling
Like a
Dirty secret
Crying alone
“What’s wrong”
Nothing
That can’t
Be fixed

One Time
Excitement from me
Indifference from
You
The door starts
To close

One Time
I asked
“join my friends”
“it’s too far”
Late coming home
“I had drinks”
You said
I swallow hard
The door Closes
More
And
I don’t
Know how to
Stop it

One Time
Nervous
I didn’t go
To your friends
Party
Stubborn
I felt
Horrible
And the door
Closes More

One Time
Holidays
Always spent
Alone (sighing)
The door
Closes More

One Time
“did you read”
I lied
Said “no”
But had
And felt
Disgusting
In my own
Skin
The door
Closes More

One Time
Spent solitary nights
On the couch
Waiting
World’s away
Separated by
A wall
Or
A line
The door
Closes More

One Time
Left behind
Oceans apart
Faithful
Not you
I never knew
Still loved you
The door
Doesn’t move
Time stands still

One Time
Wry smile
Those words
“I’m not in love with you anymore”
The door
Slams
Shut
Time races by
I am
Speechless
This
Time
Is for real
The silence
Is
Deafening
The lies
Have
Stopped
The door is
Sealed shut
The world
Has exploded
Inside
My head

I forget
Your
Smile
Sound
And scent

Now I Am Healed
  ¶ 8:02 PM