Lovers Once We Were

I met my long lost high school lover today~
We met in such a melancholy way
There she stood, as I came along preoccupied with
nothing earth shattering to say
Flashes of those long past summer nights when first we met
When first we learned of our bodies answer to love’s touch
When first we learned the pain of love’s hate,
When we first tasted the bitterness of summer’s departure
while standing at the gate
She invited me for tea but I told her I could not stay
and it seemed such a beautiful day
And a line from California dreaming came to me and I too pretended to pray
But my prayers would not be answered
Not for me not today
It has been so very long since I uttered those words
“Dear God”~
Beyond that there was simply nothing else for me to say
And again as in our younger days a lover’s departure was the
price we choose to pay
Silence seemingly our only true friend
rescue me from my reality when the dreams we had
were so much more truthful
And now our dreams have fallen asleep fearful of waking to this
To this reality of things that never went our way
Waking to the darken rooms where the music no longer play
Waking only to fall asleep realizing it had been a dream all along
The winter never followed the fall and the spring never brought the rain
And here we are in this long dry summer wondering who is to blame
Wishing she would once again invite me to tea
Wondering if I would ever again be in her arms
Would we every again kiss in that very special way
Jumping out of bed with anticipation of greeting the day
Would we ever have that chance meeting on such a winter’s day
California dreaming now long gone away
Wishing we were so much wiser if only to say, ours was such a beautiful day
I am so missing you today
@Anthony2017mdh30Vibes
