Another Love Poem (Sort Of)

When was the last time you thought of me?

On the bench beneath the tree?

You wiped your memory

Our music no longer your melody

In your heart did you know that was your last wave?

The last possible eye gaze?

You never know when the last time will be

But you did because you played me.

Moving slower and time stands still

Waiting for you to climb up my window sill

My heart longed for you for months

Even though my head knew I was being a dunce

Knowing I was capable of such love

Has kept me running scared

Never knowing when to give it

For fear of it being stolen away again

My emotions can run so high

I thought I knew it all

You were the one and that was all

Now I see you were not the one for me

Simply the first one to show me

The kind of love I can give

I long thought it was a waste

The reality is it was just a taste

Of the man I was meant to love

You are a fraction of him

A fleeting chance I took on a whim

If we meet again I do not know

Circumstances say we will never go

A quick hello and naught goodbye

Faster than I blink my eye

For I have learned who I am

My love now comes from within

And radiates out

Unfazed by my past doubt

Thank you for all you taught me

Lessons learned once made me flee

Now I stand tall with ease

On my own and self-assured

There is no longer a word

For you or for me

We are separate entities

I wish you all the best

I now have to go

Thank you for the test

I wish you all the best

And to myself I say

I have learned better for another day

I love myself more than you could ever love me