When I See Young People Kiss Poem by JAMES T. ADAIR

When I see young people kiss

I recall so long ago that feeling of bliss
They know not how precious that feeling
Which now I truly do miss

I wish I could go back to that day
and she was in my arms like before
To kiss my pain away

True love I should have never traded
for empty kisses untrusting
that has left me so jaded

There seems never to be a love as true
as the first love
that reached through to you

So when I see teenagers kiss
I envy their bliss
and inside feel remiss

Because I know they're bound to make
the same mistake
overlooking love, their heart will break

Someday maybe a kiss will again be a kiss
that I can feel inside my heart
and know again true love's bliss

So if you're young and in love true
This is what you must do
Love with your whole heart through

Love is a special gift
Do not neglect it
or its spell may lift

2008 © James T. Adair