I could have stapled your heart
on the right hand corner of   this page
written you abundant verses
or smoldered in absolute rage

Instead I wrote you a poem
recalling those abstract days
when we were young and foolish
and unsure of  so many ways

Today I sit here and  wonder
the things I sorely missed
the page fills rapidly yonder
from first time  we ever kissed.

Those dreams will never repeat
Those days  will never return
Together we shared and we parted
Our memories left out to burn

Just today I picked up a letter
Written in delicate hand
Of things we promised and said
Some silly, but mostly so grand.

I know that castles are built
From  simple innocent  fare
Time stamped and stored in a vault
Only you and I ever share.

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