Love Lost Poem by Vanessa Kurtz

I look back on our lives and wonder what went wrong,
We were so happy, like one of those love songs.
Now the loves gone away, nothing lasts for long.
I tried to keep it going, tried to be strong.

I guess everything has it's time to go.
Our love couldn't last, it's flame burning low.
I begged you to stay, your response was 'No'
Even though I still loved you though.

I was pregnant then, had a couple girls.
They both had your long golden blonde curls.
I saw you one day later and my heart gave a swirl,
Until I saw noticed with you was another girl.

I hurried by quickly so you wouldn't see,
The girls and their golden hair and me.
On the way out the door from the 'Busy Bee'
My mind brought back memories of what used to be.

We were so young back then and careless too.
We'd made children together and you never knew.
The girls got older and we did too
They saw you alot by never realized their father was you.

Til their graduation from high school, and I saw you there.
Said you'd looked for me but couldn't find me anywhere.
Apologized for leaving that night cuz you were scared.
You said, 'I love you, always have. I swear.'

I asked, 'Why are you here on graduation night? '
You replied, ' Your mother said I'd find you here tonight.'
Just then the girls names were called and they smiled so bright,
You saw tears twinkling in my eyes in the light.

You asked, 'I'm their father, aren't I? '
All I could do was nod yes and cry.
'Why didn't you come tell me, I wanna know why? '
I said, 'I figured you could care less that night.'

'That night by the fire when you said we were done,
I'd just found out from the doctor their lives had begun.
I'd thought we'd raise them together and have fun,
But you left that night...and my hopes came undone.'

Madeline and Erin came up just then.
They asked who you were and then just grinned.
You said, 'I'm your father, you'll see me again.'
Then you blew away just like the wind.

We never saw you again after that.
You were here and gone with the dropp of a hat.
The girls always wondered where you were at.
I just told them, 'Your father's good at leaving like that.'