I Thought it Was Forever

Here I am again
After so many years
I heard your voice on the phone
And my eyes filled up with tears
I thought you'd forgotten
The nights we had talked
The kisses we shared
And the paths we had walked

You speak as if things
Are just as they were
But how can that be true?
You still belong to her
She isn't my enemy
But how can we be friends?
Your life with her began
Before ours found an end

As you sat across the table
My eyes searched for the past
The silence that we shared
Made my hopes leave fast
Was I the only one
Who thought it was forever?
You act as if you knew
We'd fail at our endeavor

What about the night
We walked around the square?
The Christmas lights were bright
You gently stroked my hair
We drove around for hours
You held my hand so tight
And when we got back home
We shared a kiss good night

Then one day I called you up
To say I'd met a man
You thought I loved him more
He offered wedding bands
I wanted you to tell me
That you wouldn't let me go
Instead you just hung up
And my friend became a foe

I guess I should forget the past
And move on by myself
My thoughts of you and me
I'll store upon a shelf
Someday I'll feel better
Your voice won't cause me pain
But while I write this poem
My tears, they fall like rain

12-13-91