We Were Then, Now Poem by Wesongah David

We talked of love,
Held hands and walked the talk,
Loved at the stake,
And kissed the tears away
We were loving.

Then we laughed,
Roamed the free streams,
Hope aplenty in our virgin souls
Maiden caresses, a loose cannon
Thereafter
We were in love.

We cried at the ideas,
Sadistic- tied together by the heart,
Damning that the stars could harbor,
An idea so profane as separation,
Weren’t we just so lovable?

Then the birds sang,
Songs of piety-a righteous affair,
And we embraced-the glare a nightmare,
Prayed it would last,
We were at cross roads
In love.

Then,
We say,
It is a longing-a deep wanting,
Convenience discarded.
Thinking with our hearts,
Living by our souls.
Was bound to be-a matter of time,
And we called it….
Love.

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