Once in a while
I stop and think
about you.
When we strolled
in the aroma of love
hand in hand
and heart to heart.
I reflect
secrets shared
as well as
sadness and tears,
the day we parted.
I remember the promises
to keep in touch
the last night
we held tight.
As I left
to find myself
and my dreams.
and think of me.
I have never felt
a love as pure
as when I loved you.
Somehow
in the gusts of life
we lost one another.
My first love
I can't help but wonder
where you are now
in this world
full of twists and turns.
As I think of you
I wonder
if once in a while
you stop





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