Strange Flame

For five months you were in my mind
Then I got you but not for long
What we had wasn’t much
But it still counts

It was like we were strangers
We never spoke, we were shy
It wasn’t what you wanted
So you ended it

We weren’t together for long
And you didn’t treat me right
So now to me you shouldn’t matter
But you do, I don’t know why but you do

When I see you I get nervous
The flame I once had for you
Still flickers but does not turn bright
As the memories of you come flooding back
Into my mind and my heart



Joanne Kennedy April 1999