We Didn't Surrender Poem by Ray Hansell

I see the time to part
For us has arrived
Can we both say goodbye
And walk away with dry eyes?

It's going to be difficult
That I hope you know
I know that it's alright
To let our emotions show

We shared so much together
In a very short time
In my heart I always believed
Love would always be yours and mine

Inside of our hearts
I thought love would live forever
The day we say goodbye
I thought would happen never

I know you'll always have a part
Of me inside of you
I'll always have a part of you
Inside of me no matter what I do

I never loved anyone
The way that I loved you
It was always special
It always seemed so very new

The times that we shared love
Or just laid there and talked
The times that we loved
To just go and take a walk

The best times that I had
Were times I shared with you
It seems our times together
Were oh so very few

But the memories that we made
Will last a lifetime for me
You see, spending my life with you
Is how I thought it would be

But now today finds us
Each heading down a different road
But the love we built together
I know, will never erode

I know that years from now
When I sit and reminisce
There's no doubt in my mind
These are the times I will miss

So please take care of yourself
Please always remember
Maybe we had to retreat
But our love we didn't surrender


10-16-06/RJH