We had

a training wheel

love affair.

never quite

certain of

the balance of

our relationship

or feelings.


we were

a little too

tuff, we were

a little to

Evil knievel

in love.


everything

had a first love

grace about

it.

love's blinders

were taken off.


and for awhile

we ran

like wild horses

in each other's

hearts.


we could barely

catch our

breath.

or keep our
eyes and
our hands
off eachother
for a moment.


and then

it happened.

we became

things that

you never play

with again.


I fell,

you fell.

and there was

nobody there

to stop our

fall. and


then at fourteen

years old I learned

unfortunately,


things you never

play with again.


can also

be people.