The Ex

It’s been a while

Since we were together

Many years apart

But still I dream of you

I dream we are happy

Together and married

Living out our dreams

And doing life as one

I dream we are apart

You with yours,

And me with mine

But still yearning for each other

I dream we are together

But fighting all the time

Angry and dark

Itching to be apart

I dream of years ago

Young and in love

Planning to be together

Forever and ever

I dream of reality

We are no longer together

But we are happy

In our separate lives

When we were together

I loved you a lot

You were mine,

The one for me

All that changed

We drifted apart

But it’s all OK

As life does that

I thank you for that time

And I am glad we met

That we did time together

And experienced first love

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016