an ode to your first love

If you remember how it felt

to dream of her at night, then you remember me -

The love you lost and couldn't keep.

The first time you looked into her eyes

and realized you were happy;

to the girl you thought you would marry.

Do you remember how it felt

to have her near, not yours to touch

Do you remember feeling everything so much?

Because first love is always an only.

If you remember how it felt to cry at night,

then you remember me.

You thought nothing could ever hurt you

that deeply. Your heart so brave and clumsy,

so sorry for itself. You belonged to someone else.

And yet look back and remember,

that girl made you less scared. You took risks

and you learned, and you grew,

and it hurt; it was the first -

the love you lost and couldn't forget.

The girl who went and changed

everything, the light of your world,

the love that made you believe

in heaven, 'cause she was an angel on earth

Though in the end she saw you

as nothing more than a friend,

you loved once, and you will love again.