by Michelle Longo-Bloom

Created on: November 11, 2008

WHEN I KNEW YOU:

I knew your smell

so very well.

I laughed at every joke you'd tell.

I knew the things each day you thought.

I knew the battles and struggles you fought.

I knew the fears that ate away at you,

even the ones that you had no clue.

I knew the uncertainties in your head.

I knew the words often unsaid.

I knew the worries you obsessed about.

I knew the things you'd frequently doubt.

I knew your long lived reservations

and all your perceived limitations.

I knew just how to make you smile.

I knew what made you tic and rile.

I knew just how to make you happy.

I knew your favorite place to be...

in front of a clear blue sea with me.

At an evening's dusk on a beach,

under a sunset, high out of reach.

Beneath the splendor of a golden sky,

a life time ago, from now a far cry.

An ocean's swim at twilight's start,

how completely you had my entire heart.

Shining stars in the night so bright,

you found to be an awesome sight.

You'd hold me close to your chest,

and have me pick from the sky's star fest.

Then you'd have me close my eyes,

and wish for all my heart's desires.

Together we'd laugh, together we'd dream,

oh, what a lifetime away it does seem.

So much in common we did possess,

is it time that made it a great deal less?

There were other things I knew as well,

I knew the stories you didn't like to tell.

I knew your favorite vacation spot,

I could place my finger right on the dot.

I knew your favorite thing to drink.

and I often knew things you didn't think.

I knew your each and every goal.

I knew so well, so deep; your soul.

I knew all that filled your giant heart;

when our son was born, your life did start.

I knew your soft and tender touch,

I knew it and loved it so very much.

Sixteen years later with our share of strife,

I don't know any longer much about your life.

I don't know the things I knew before,

I really don't know "you" any more.

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