Young Lovers Poem by Danny Speicher

Oh, young lovers, young lovers in love
Please tell me where love goes awry
When the sunsets in the sky above
Why does love drift so far, when it seemed so nigh

Making no pretenses of right and wrong
No finger pointing or blame game to be played
No hatred or animosity belong
Only a deep wish that you would have stayed

Young lovers, oh, young lovers who dream
Of a life of love for more than a season
Is that love truly as close as it seems
Is it really good beyond reason?

She promised forever on a star in the sky
Sincerely, as her earrings sparkled in the night
With horses hooves beating as we passed by
The lights of the city... What a beautiful sight

The promise faded, and so soon did she
Nevermore to hold hands or hold close
A voice never to hear again, a face to never again see
A path that she, and she alone, chose

So, young lovers, I ask, again, if you truly know love
For in a moment live can go awry
And you're left praying to God above
Wishing for nothing more for the other to draw nigh

Young lovers, lovers in love... With fear, proceed
For nothing else in life can, so much, cause your heart to bleed

((September 14th,2009))