How Could I Forget - The Friday Column

How Could I Forget - A Poem

I remember the day you looked my way

Instantly smitten I returned your gaze

Attracted by your smile, your dark floppy hair

Staring into those dreamy blue eyes

I longed to be whisked away 

Hardly believing my luck you felt the same

We enjoyed trips to the cinema, lunch in the park

Ice skating at Ally Pally, staring at the stars

My long blonde hair blowing in the wind, I sang

You played guitar, we dreamt of fame

Days turned into months, months into years

Teenagers graduating into young adults

University, jobs and a love that was envied

One day you looked at her that very same way

And all I was left with were my tears

Thirty years have passed and yet where do I start

I have never forgotten you, the memories remain raw

Your scent still familiar as if it were yesterday

Flashback of images often appear 

How could I forget, you broke my heart

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