Old Gold

Neo Classic   12/18/2013

I loved her

But she never knew it

My first love

Frozen in time.

I watched her sleep at nap time

A fetching brunette

Full of wit

And mystery.

At recess

She smoked candy cigarettes

And I never saw anything

More beautiful

Or wise.  

At home I colored her name

Over and over again

I loved her then

And I can never forget her name.

She moved to a different school

And many years passed 

Before I saw her again

But in the mean time

Everything was lost 

And everything changed.

Many things are forgotten

But some things

Vividly remain

More perfect than reality

And preserved in amber. 

It was a world of wonder

Of ever expanding possibilities

But now it contracts

And weighs heavily

On my mind.

Those who can

Become abstract

Complex humans

Of opposite meanings.

We can appear weak

But still be strong

As we make up a life

As we go along. 

Only God knows the truth

The whole and perfect part

That man cannot control

No matter how much he tries.

We always return

And when we do

Remember it, like you should

With reverence and respect.

Humility is the greatest gift

And I wear it with pride

Because the best things

Are always

What we give away.

I remember and I sing

That ideas are beautiful

More ideal and romantic

Than anything we see.

Love for the sake of it

And let it wash away the pain

Painting life with bold strokes

Brilliant, poetic, and gold.