~ This poem is really true. ~
If you only knew
how you made me feel
when we first met.
How I floated through
each day,
each sunny, cloudless day,
full of joy and expectation.
How I glowed...yes, physically glowed,
and felt so very young!
How I learned to believe
in true love again
and that old soulmate thing.
I had no doubt it was true.
For I found you.
If you only knew
How disappointed I was
when that sunny sky
attracted a cloud.
I wasn't prepared for the change.
It wasn't supposed to happen.
We were always to be in the
bright, happy place...
together.
So, I blocked that cloud out.
And it remained sunny and bright in my heart.
If you only knew
how scared I felt
when that one cloud
began to multiply.
There was no denying it now.
The sky was no longer full
of happiness.
It was dark and foreboding.
I lost my glow.
But I wasn't prepared to protect
myself from the onslaught to come.
I could not accept the truth.
If you only knew
how hurt I was
when the storm finally began.
Not much thunder
but rain enough to make my
heart heavy and painful to bear
inside my sodden skin.
Not much lightning
but skies as dark as midnight
bringing with them sadness,despair
and a feeling of unreality.
If you only knew
how you have helped me to change.
I am no longer unprepared for
inclement weather.
I never depend on promises
of sunny days.
I have learned that what you see
before your eyes
is not always what is truly there.
I always expect a cloud to be
hiding behind the bright, clear sky
just waiting for a silly
sun worshipper
like me.
by Lori
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