The Lover That Was Not
I remember that night when I met you I remember it so vividly You didn’t strike me, but you made a mark We started talking I remember the long hours, those endless calls I loved and adored every single call you placed You were soft and tender and would sing to me Yeah sing for me Then it happened! Yes it happened We started looking at each other differently We started falling, deeper and deeper We became inseparable They knew you were around when they saw me in the hood Many wished they were us Instead of emulating us They started tearing us apart We fought off the family that doubted us We fought off the negative energy from “friends” and our surrounding Strangers and those known to us wondered why we were together You kept whispering in my ears how we would beat all odds You painted for me “our” future Yes our future, a future my brain doubted, but my heart soared every time you mentioned it I was hesitant to believe...