There once was a little boy
Who loved a little girl.
He thought about her always
And made her his whole world.
But she didn't know that this
Reaction had occurred,
'Cause they were just friends
And it never appealed to her
That something more emotional
Could come from these two,
So he said nothing and stayed friendly,
Confidant, cool
That one day soon his plans
Would come into fruition
Just as soon as they both had
Fulfilled their intuitions.
All the while, as this boy
Sat in the darkness, calm,
This girl was seeing she had
The light inside her palm.
This light, it got so bright,
That the boy soon saw it, too,
And realized there was nothing
Left that he could do.
So with heavy heart and tears,
He set his future free,
Recognizing she'd come back
If they were meant to be.
Years passed on and time flew by,
This girl is now woman,
Set in a career and ready
To marry "the one",
But as she coasts down the aisle,
Tears form in her eyes,
'Cause all she can remember
Is that one special guy
Who made her laugh, made her cry,
Made her feel alive,
And she begins to wish that it's
With him that she will die,
But then she looks up again
And swallows back the tears,
And sees the stranger that's agreed
To share all her years.
She thought he knew every
Wish and dream within her,
But now she regrets giving up
One man the wiser.
She squinted as she came
To learn of his deep secret:
He loved her since he met her
But chose to keep quiet.
For a fleeting moment, she felt
Enraged that he could
Give up the girl in which all his hopes
And dreams were put,
But more tears came she couldn't
Hold back when she looked up
And saw that this is what
He wanted for her now, but
Seeing his unselfishness,
She loved him all the more
And grabbing at her wedding dress,
She bolted for the door.
She knew that Josh would understand
If he'd hear her out,
And even if he wouldn't,
This was without a doubt
Her destiny since her tender
Age of nineteen years.
She knew this man was meant for her and ran,
Despite fears.
She approached the now old house
That once had seemed so new,
And she knocked hesitantly
And the door opened to
An old ugly woman who looked
Nothing like Ms. B.,
But still the girl needed to ask
Where he could be reached.
The woman said, "I'm sorry, dear,
I've no idea", and
Retreated back into the house
Where once had lived friends.
This lady, now distraught,
Walked to the backyard alone,
Behind the fence, through the yard
And toward her old home,
But as she walked she came to
The spot under the swings
Where the two as kids had buried
Their most precious things.
She got down in the sand box,
With wedding dress and all,
And tore through years of piled sand
To find something small,
Something that would maybe
Bring back memories of youth
And lead her to discover
The hidden future's truth.
Amid the granules
She came upon a paper
And pulled it out to read it,
So deep it would touch her.
It read, "Hey, Special K,
If you're reading this right now
It must be the future
And you recalled me somehow.
I don't know how and I don't
Really care, because I write
This now at the age of twenty
And maybe we just might
Already be in the dream
I want so desperately,
And that's to hold you
In my arms for eternity.
This may come shocking to you,
I'm sorry if it did,
But please realize I love you
And kept my feelings hid
To see if a Fate does
Exist without influence.
If it does, then I'm the one
Who fed your innocence.
If it doesn't, well then I
Probably became dumb
And let you walk away from me
And follow the Sun.
No matter what, remember
You are the one for me.
Don't ask how I know this;
I think we're just meant to be."
This lady dropped the letter,
Threw her face in her hands
And sobbed aloud, not caring
About the painful sand.
When she was through and had
No more tears left inside,
She got up, brushed off the sand,
Picked up the note and sighed.
For she realized the greatest
Lesson of all that day:
Love is more appreciated
When it doesn't stay.
