Don’t know really
How things
Might have been
If I had not met you
Never really
Thought about that
It seems as if I
Have known you
All of my life
In my mind you
Will always be 17
Though now we move
More slowly
As time tells a tale
On our face
I can’t go back
Hoping to
Make things better
I understand
So much more
Clearly now
Your love for me
Was always without reserve
So many years
In a hurry
Only now I realize
This moment
Is our only moment
To cling as if our last
But this is your
Birthday!
The day
That has made
So many people
So happy
So you see
My need to hold you close
I can’t lose you
Can’t take that chance.
FXC 5/19/16