I remember when . . . . .
Life was uncomplicated,
Things fitted naturally into place –
No questions asked,
No confusion . . . . .
I’ve grown up since then.
Become an adult –
In stature,
Though perhaps not in outlook
And attitude?
I remember when . . . . .
I was a child
And adulthood seemed a milestone
So far away,
Never to be reached . . . . .
Now I have finally reached that ‘unattainable’ milestone
I long for my childhood again.
But there are things I would change.
Then, I thought
I had love and care and understanding.
As I grew up,
I became aware that
The love was very selfish love.
The care was conditional care
The understanding was never there when I need it.
I remember the crisis points in my life –
And there was nothing and nobody there . . . . .
So I lived in a state of total confusion.
A real ‘mixed-up kid\'!
My emotions were like a whirlpool,
Then . . . . .
I remember when . . . . .
I met you.
At that moment in time
Neither of us knew
How things would turn out.
I remember when. . . . .
You ‘turned the key’,
Unlocked the floodgates of my \'inner self\'
And all hell came pouring out.
“Love is patient, love is kind. . . .
There is nothing that love cannot face,
There is no limit to its faith,
It’s hope, and it’s endurance”.
Gradually, I began to realise
That there was something between us -
Something special.
No words can express or describe
That ‘something special’.
I remember when . . . . .
I found true love and care and understanding.
I remember when . . . . .
Through you . . . . .
I found myself.
I remember when . . . . .