Only In Looking Back

How can it be
that love is there,
but the two of us
are lost somewhere
beyond the point of no return,
leaving so much to be learned?

Can't he see
what he has?
Can he only see
the greener grass;
A mirage in the mist,
whose image will fade quick?

This dream--a simple phase;
a fantasy of fun-filled days,
when he might have that for a while,
but I won't have his smile,
and he won't have mine,
when it is finally time.

Someday, he'll look back;
his eyes finally open wide,
and he'll wonder how he could have given up
when he had true love on his side;
when he lived life with his true best friend;
when to every need, she would tend;
when she was willing to give all;
when they could've scaled every wall;

He'll never find in his life,
someone who loves him,
as did his wife,
but I won't have his smile,
and he won't have mine,
when it is finally time.

August 3, 1997