shadows, music and firelight
you seduced me with a smile
long before we met
you whispered in my ear
a secret i never could remember
but i know i loved you long before
i ever called your name
hot summer nights relieved by
breezes through the screen
thunderstorms crashed and trembled
like earthquakes in the sky
we were young and strong
and thought we'd never die
we held our coronation amidst chaos
guns and weed and beer
wise fools and noble scoundrels
laid tokens at our feet
and whispered their petitions in
voices too soft to hear
the seasons swept past in a rush
like children on swings
two hearts drifted apart
like moons of some far
lost from a planet that forgot
the laws of gravity
days and years are forgotten
but Love never learns to forget
things like shadows
music and firelight
nor can i recall to mind
any part of it that i regret.
