You’ve found the one. Or have you? What you see may not be what you want.

 

You want it to be real, for . . .

 

 

It’s Been A While

 

It’s been a while

since we spoke.

The night

was dark and dreary.

You looked at me

in a way

that scared me.

There was passion

in your heart,

but anger

in your eyes.

 

I didn’t know

what to do or say.

I wondered

If you cared

to listen,

to hear

what I believed

was in our future.

 

I tried

to get your attention,

so I could share

my feelings

with you

and invite you

on a journey

to forever.

 

Then I found myself

staring into the eyes

of someone

I’d never met before,

of someone

stranger than strange,

and I shook in fear,

of what

might happen next.

 

But then you were gone.

Gone where,

I had no clue.

And then an angel

appeared

and took my hand.

 

A message

drifted through the air—

This was never

meant to be,

for if it had happened,

you would have been

in the devil’s grasp

for all eternity.

 

 

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