A Girl I Once Knew Poem by chris dawson

There's a girl I once knew
That would kiss like the dew
With a smile that could hold time forever

Was so warm that she glowed
As her innocence showed
With a presence to draw hearts together

I can feel her today
Though she's now far away
From the memories she left me behind

Not a day passes by
When I ask myself why
Still the smallest of moments remind

There she is on the wall
By the car, in the hall
But so welcome, with no invitation

And regardless of scene
She glides through it serene
Played out in my mind's animation

That girl smiling free
Just so happy to be
In my arms, so together, just there

As she breathes, as she lies
With the stars in her eyes
And the darkness of night in her hair

As emotion creates
So she then captivates
Before slipping away from embrace

And I hold there and stare
At the future so bare
As an unwanted tear strokes my face

Then as I re-compose
To the life that she chose
No more time to be spent together

There's a girl I once knew
That would kiss like the dew
With a smile that could hold time forever