what once was

Talk to me in the shadows of dreams

In the soft excitement of keeping secrets

Meet me on the street corner

Kiss me in the back of the classroom

Then wink at the teacher like it never happened

Fall for me on the night of melting ice cream and skipping rocks

Fall in love with me under friday night lights and skinny dipping at the dock

Then turn around and give me a heartless tomorrow

Reminiscent of youth’s bravado

Moving on from late night drives and later night phone calls

Of passion forlorn, of memories

Moving on from making it work

From when we had tireless wings and promised forever

You scoffed

Told me we were too high school

And I let it be

My eyes a silent plea to stay

My voice yelling for you to go