☆°▪︎ WHAT ONCE WAS TRUE ▪︎°☆

There

once

.

w

a

s

.

a

.

time

.

o

f

.

types,

.

a

n

d

.

divides,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

ways

.

t

o

.

decide:

.

.

.

This

one

.

t

o

o

.

tall . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

this

one

.

t

o

o

.

small . . .

.

.

.

This

one

.

t

o

o

.

new . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

this

one

.

j

u

s

t

.

plain

too . . .

.

.

.

Yes,

.

t

h

e

r

e

.

once

.

w

a

s

.

a

.

time

.

o

f

.

types,

.

a

n

d

.

divides,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

ways

.

t

o

.

decide,

which

.

a

l

l

.

went

away . . .

.

.

.

 ~ which

.

a

l

l

.

went

away,

when

.

y

o

u

.

arrived

today . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

even

though

.

I

.

could

clearly

.

s

e

e

.

you

were:

.

.

.

too

tall . . .

.

.

.

too

small . . .

.

.

.

too

new . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

just

.

p

l

a

i

n

.

too . . .

.

.

.

even

in

.

t

h

a

t

.

crowded

room,

.

.

t

h

e

r

e

.

.

was

.

n

o

.

one

.

b

u

t

.

you . . .

.

.

.

 ~ there

.

w

a

s

.

no

one

.

b

u

t

.

you

.

a

n

d

.

I

.

all

.

t

h

e

.

while,

building

.

t

h

e

.

bonfire . . .

.

.

.

 ~ building

.

t

h

e

.

bonfire,

higher

.

a

n

d

.

higher . . .

.

.

.

higher

.

a

n

d

.

higher . . .

.

.

.

higher

.

a

n

d

.

higher . . .

.

.

.

i

n

t

o

.

a

.

forest

fire . . .

.

.

.

breaking

out

.

i

n

.

the

wide

open

wild . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

consuming

.

a

l

l

.

that

used

.

t

o

.

be

true . . .

.

.

.

 ~ consuming

.

a

l

l

.

that

used

.

t

o

.

be

too . . .

.

.

.

 ~ for

now . . .

.

.

.

 ~ yes,

now . . .

.

.

.

there

.

w

a

s

.

only

you . . .

.

.

.

There

.

w

a

s

.

only

you

.

a

n

d

.

I,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

the

moon

.

o

f

.

June . . .

.

.

.

 ~ a

moon

.

o

f

.

June

.

i

n

.

full

bloom.

Reflection: This was a forgotten romantic-themed poem that I wrote back in November of 2018 where a typically picky and selective romancer finds there can be lust, love, and romance with someone outside of one’s perceived or self-prescribed preferences.