Most Wanted Posters - Monday

~before I already say i do~

she was all i thought about in my life at one time

and i prayed for her loving kiss to be mine.

i dreamt about her night and day

and took those visions as a sign,

that our love would sweeten and age

like a bottle of home-stilled wine.

we grew up together and we grew close.

our friendship blossomed like a dew covered rose;

but we each had our thorns and

we each had our dose

of fights and arguments,

where touches suddenly froze.

we talked about an us many times before

and always kept a candle burning through an unlatched door;

but she could never handle or admit

the love her heart wore.

so she stayed clothed by her fear

and her unhappiness grew more.

my bedtime prayers belonged to her when i was a child

because i was so in love with her mystical smile.

i have to say they still belong to her now

because of her sexy and passionate style;

but time could be the death of these prayers

as long as her free heart stays wild.

“i have to let her have her fun,” i say,

where the bases are empty and the other boys play,

because i’ll be strong enough to hold on

since i’ve lived most of my life this way

with the dream and the hope

that she would realize someday.

she wants me to understand that she’s not asking me to wait;

that she’ll take that chance and tempt our fate.

she’ll let it go now because she’s not ready,

but my only fear is that she’ll be too late

and my love will forever be still

without my lasting soul mate.

i wonder if she ever thinks of these things too,

or is my name just a feeling that runs on cue?

am i on her mind like she says i am

or are her thoughts of me rather few?

i pray she answers these questions someday.

hopefully, before i already say i do.