The Love Of My Life
When I was young; I was too small;
no girl ever paid any attention;
compared to me; they all seemed tall;
I felt I was in another dimension.
Things changed slowly as I grew older;
I still felt, hopelessly. out of place;
as I grew taller; I became much bolder;
I smiled at every pretty face.
In spite of it all; I remained very shy;
I never seemed to stand a chance;
so embarrassed; I thought I would die;
I dared not ask a girl to dance.
A younger girl became more aggressive;
giving me the attention I longed for;
she was too young; I was too expressive;
losing the first girl, I’d adored.
Then I married a love, from a university;
after two sons; love ran its course;
the love ended through financial adversity;
I lost her; and both sons in divorce.
Lost and alone; I found another new love;
she was an artist; a treasure; a jewel;
an angel; sent down from heaven above;
but; to marry me; she was a fool.
We built a successful business, together;
when bankruptcy came; we cried;
we’d thought; we’d be in love forever;
cancer came; and she died.
Near a decade later; I found another love;
I have so much passion to share;
she’s an angel sent from heaven above;
but I’m too old for her to care.
Monty 19.6.25. # 3,009