Once I Believed Poem by Leria Hawkins

Once I Believed
Date: February 7,2015

Once I believed that a perfect smile
Could make a rainy day worthwhile
Could wrap my heart in sunny rays
And warm my soul days and days

Once I believed that a perfect man
Could steal my heart and hold my hand
Could accept my love, with head held high
…have courage to look me in the eye

Once I believed that the perfect love
Held promise that could rise above
All the selfish, and petty things
Was more than talk…n'false offerings

Once I believed that perfect thing
Wasn't wrapped in doubt or tied in strings
Until it bound me, held me down
Beneath the waves, it watched me drown

Once I believed in perfect hearts
Passion spiced…with fiery sparks
I believed that fairy tales come true
I had faith in me, and I had faith in you

Once I believed in many things
Before I fell, and felt the sting
Before the fire seared my soul
Back in the day…when I was whole

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