All I Ever Wanted
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All I ever wanted
Was to see her again
To give her flowers
To see her angelic face
To hold her hand
To kiss her soft lips
Something I never did while we were dating.
While we're having true-confessions, I'll let you in on this.
One day, on the way to or from a church event, she snuggled up close to
me and told me her ex-boyfriend always complimented her on having "soft lips".
After the third time, I knew what she was getting at, but bringing up your ex-
is not the way to get a timid guy to kiss you!
But I thought I'd mention how "soft" her lips were supposed to be in this poem.
To tell her I love her
Something else I never did while we were dating. (At least not verbally.
Wrote it in a few cards, though.)
Will always love her
And never leave her
And then one day
I got my wish
I saw her again
In church
Down in front
She always sat "down in front" at church, when she came.
I gave her flowers
Looked into her angelic face
Held her hand
Kissed her soft lips
Told her I loved her
Would always love her
And never leave her
I brushed back a tear
Then wept uncontrollably
As they closed the lid
Of her casket.
I've been asked before, "Was this the same girl in 'Tis Better to have Loved and Lost'?"
My answer -- "Yes, and No." Tina is still alive and well (married -- to a different guy -- with
several children, even.) However, in my eyes, at that time in my life, she was dead to me in a way.
We've since patched up our friendship, at least somewhat, but we've both moved on, and this very
cathartic poem helped express my feelings and in some ways helped me move on.
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