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Once

I Knew What Love Was

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished about 15 hours ago 1 min read
Once
Photo by Mark mc neill on Unsplash

You were breathing for me baby

As the stars fell from the sky

Though the clouds were dark and weighty

They still reflected in your eyes

Though you may have found another

It’s true that you’re no longer mine

But you were once my lover

In another place and time

Long ago we vowed forever

You were the heartbeat in my chest

We stood hand and hand together

Clinging tightly we both confessed

But like the changing of the seasons

The air grew cold and flowers died

Against all rhyme and reason

Love slipped away like drifting tides

Still that can’t change the way I loved you

Can’t take away the power we knew

Those days were fragments of forever

When I believed you hung the moon

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About the Creator

Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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  • Imola Tóthabout 12 hours ago

    I love your imagery! I could feel the longing for the long lost love, what once was. Beautifully written, Kelli!

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