I remember how we bumped our teeth
The first time that you kissed me,
How the next time you were nervous rambling
So I took the upper hand and
Asked, ‘Are you going to kiss me or not?’
‘Of course I am’. Soft lips. Lack of thought.
With you, I felt like me -
A final melding of my fears and personalities.
I made peace with my past
When you put your arms around me as
I cried my insecurities and you made me feel warm,
As you became my home.
Why did you close the door?
Can’t we just talk some more?
You broke me to the core
When you said, ‘I love you, but we can’t do this any more’.
With you, the world was bright
You, me, us, love - a feeling that I
Could rest at last.
I was no longer a sad
Song, so I stopped crying.
Did we have fireworks or was it just the timing?
Cliched story of a young man and a girl
Who found each other and tried to build a world.
Looking back, I remember dancing in the kitchen,
Cupping your face in my hands as the day turned into evening.
Waking, smiling, kiss good morning,
Toothpaste, coffee, gentle talking.
Why did you make us cry?
I can’t forget that night
When you left my side.
Please can’t you just tell me why?
Without you, my days are grey.
You, me, us, love - I wanted it to stay
Forever you and I.
We grew old in my mind’s eye,
But now I’m barely trying.
Did we have fireworks or was it just the timing?
Maybe I got complacent.
Maybe you lost your patience.
When the world changed, I got so scared.
All you wanted was me there,
But my issues got the best of us
And you misread what’s best for us.
Now we’re not us, and I don’t know what to say,
Except, ‘Let’s fix this’ and ‘Can we try again?’
Without you, I write this song -
You, me, us, love - two hearts that should belong.
I try not to remember
When we met early November,
But I wonder while I’m writing,
Did we have fireworks or was it just the timing?
