You Made Me Laugh Again

  For longer than I care to think I kept my solitude,

Not caring that my eyes would blink and give away my mood.

 

I knew that I —  I’m smart like that — should toss away the gloom,

But nightly I would creep alone to ponder in my room.

 

I didn’t care to walk in light  — the sunshine seems to wait.

I’d rather sit in lonely shade, with pity for my state. 

 

It seemed I’d ever wait – for what?  I didn’t have a clue.

I looked into such lovely eyes  —  then suddenly I knew

 

That life again was worth the toil  —  the eyes I saw were

 You!

 

 One fateful day you pulled away –

 “You’re not for me” you said.

 I can’t look back – a different track

 For each of us is laid.

 

I feel the pain, and yet sustain

 A feeling strong and true

 And you can bet I’ll not forget –

 The eyes I looked upon … and you ….

 

 …….for a lost love – Spring 1999