Was This Love

Was This Love

By Shelli Ann

Time is like river,

A constant, endless flow.

Where the years disappear to,

We will never really know.

It seemed like such a blessing,

From the time that we first met.

A kindness so transparent,

Something, one does not soon forget.

From the very moment,

That I saw your smiling face.

I knew that your presence,

Was something that could not quickly be erased.

Words were often our connection,

Sharing stories, thoughts and fears.

Though nothing could compare,

To the laughter that we shared among the years.

Life brought it’s share of hardships,

Challenges that brought us down.

Although it never felt the same,

Whenever you were around.

You were the shining light,

In a world that seemed so dark.

And when I least expected it,

You somehow touched my heart.

This was quite unexpected,

I never wanted to let you in.

The battle to break down my walls,

Was something that I never thought you’d win.

Just when I began to wonder,

What the future had in store.

I looked around to find,

You weren’t present anymore.

If only for a moment,

Our paths had somehow crossed.

I never could have anticipated,

How, without you, I’d be lost.

Was this an answer,

To my prayers from up above?

My mind tries to find the reasons,

While my heart still asks if this was love.

© Shelli Ann