When I was very young I fell in Love

All we are is dust in the wind”…..Kansas

Love

When I was very young I fell in love.
I was too young to know what it was.
When I was in my early twenties I fell in love.
I was too stupid to cherish what I had.
When I was in my mid thirties I fell in love.
I was taken for granted for my feelings.
When I was close to forty I fell in love.
I soon realized the feeling was not shared.
Now that I am almost fifty I wonder what’s ahead.
I live alone, scared of love again.
Love has a way of uplifting your spirit.
Then leaving you dashed on rocks of despair.
I want to feel love again.
But I don’t want the hurt of losing it again.
Love is more than sex and conversation.
It is the joining of two spirits once alone.
When we live in love, all else is minor, and we move as one.
When we live alone, many of our thoughts are on finding someone.
Why is there such a lack of love in the world?
Perhaps it is only the lucky who find it and never lose it.
When I am old and losing my mind.
I hope it has memories of loves sweet charities.
If you think you are in love.
Make sure the feeling is shared.
For love is not a one way street
It takes two to navigate the journey.
Love comes in many forms
But the feeling is as genuine as the individual you are.
I forgot to mention one special love
She was there when I was thirty and still is today
Together we had a son, life’s precious gift
She deserves all the credit for raising him.
She stands out among all the others I’ve known.
For she is the mother of my son.
We’ll always share that special bond.
And she will always have my love.
I hope that one day we all find love again.
To love and lose is better, than to never have loved at all.

© B.A.S. 2005
Revisited May 7th, 2008 BAS…:}…
“Wish you were here”….Pink Floyd