by Susan Malotte

Created on: October 09, 2008

Seventeen and I have a special, forever boyfriend

He is my first kiss, my first that I bare my heart to

The first to fill a space in my life that's so new

In my innocence, a romance with my boyfriend

Means we are sharing the rest of our lives, so I make plans

Of houses and babies, I hope he understands

But he has soon, too soon, left me with a broken heart

And I learn loves' lesson and now I feel optimistically smart

As the boyfriends they come and the boyfriends they go

And I think to myself that boyfriends are so

For the young, because at twenty-one I am a one woman show

But even at twenty-five I find I not ready

For anyone who wants me steady

For I find that as the boyfriends come and boyfriends go

I'm pickier, fussier, and want to know

Who they are, where they are from

As the boyfriends go and boyfriends come

And I find that at thirty still I'm not sure

And I look at my friends who have a him or a her

They've settled down and started a life

With the boyfriend and girlfriend becoming man and wife

I'm forty now and life's passing me by

Too old for a "boyfriend", I now say my guy

My gal pals, guy pals, friend or a date

Keep asking me why I'm not married, why no mate

They all have a friend who needs a steady

And I always answer No, and I say I am not ready

I'm fifty years old and I work so hard

There's little time for my beloved cat, let alone a yard

But soon, very soon I will think about a steady

I am planning on changing my ways and becoming ready

For the man who can turn my head and change my life

For the man who will ask me to be his wife.

But now I am sixty and my love life looks bleak

My social calendar is blank each and every week

Hey, man, look at me, I am eager and ready

I am looking for that special one, that one true steady

Dates, friends, pals, buddies or guys

There is no rhyme or reason as to the whys

But the years slipped by and there was never

Anyone who stayed forever

And now I am ninety and my mind is slipping

My walk is unsteady and I often find myself tripping

The retirement home insists I use a cane or walker

And I find that my mind rambles and I am a nonsensical talker

But I have found me a fellow, which is really very good

Because our minds have returned us to our childhood

Where, in my innocence, I now have a special, forever boyfriend

This takes me full circle, from beginning to end

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