love songs of innocence―no. 1

                    when someone played our love song            
       
     “When we were just buds picturing our blossoms[,] there was a glow      
               that lived in us that was called innocence.”―Sayukta B      
       
tho i was but a boy,      
     i knew then that i loved you;      
          i kissed you like a toy,      
               although sometimes i shoved you.      
       
and when i pulled your hair,      
     i didn’t mean to hurt you;      
          but something was unfair:      
               i was too young to court you.      
       
under the sweetwood tree,      
     you wanted me to hold you;      
          but you were so carefree!      
               and i afraid of bold you.      
       
the day you tripped and fell,      
     all of my bones were broken.      
          i was afraid to tell,      
               so it remained unspoken.      
       
and when you went away      
     over the wicked ocean,      
          i knew ‘twas no child’s play      
               to suffer such demotion.      
       
the years have left me blind,      
     where you alone i saw once;      
          i wish that i could find      
               the place we loved to slow-dance.      
       
today, my heart was frozen      
     when someone played our love song:      
          “world-of-our-own” confusion      
               shall haunt me all my life long.      
       
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                         by Clyve A. Bowen♫