I remember the first time
That I saw Elaine
Just one look
And I was smitten
But I couldn’t speak
to her
I just watched
And admired
She caught me looking
Once or twice
And she smiled
Her smile was nice
But I looked away
embarrassed
The last time she
suddenly got up
And to my utter dismay
She was coming my way
I though she would
have a go
About me staring
But no she said
“hello”
And told me her name
Then for the longest
time
She just looked at me
As I stuttered and
stammered
Then she kissed me
When I saw her
I fell in love with
Grace
Though her reputation
Was as a straight lace
But I didn’t see that
At all in her face
I went and asked
“Would
You dance with me
Grace”
She said she would
“But nothing fast
paced”
So I placed my hand
On the curve of her
waist
And pulled her towards me
And though she was
chaste
She didn’t pull away
Or repell my haste
So I danced the next
dance
With the beautiful
Grace
And the one after that
With a smile on my
face
We left the dance
floor
With fingers
interlaced
On the day I placed my
hand
On the curve of her
waist
Was the day I fell in love
And my life was Graced
The traditional way
Is now rather passé
And may have had its
day
But I will ask thee
While on bended knee
If thou wilt marry me
Because my love for you is true
There is nothing I
won’t do for you
Except for this one
small thing
Which is that I won’t
do nothing
I should have tried much harder
Looking back upon that
day
I should have fought
for you
I should have tried
every way
You were the very best of me
Around you my heart lightend
In your presence I
walked on air
Around you my spirits
brightened
I lost myself in my
own conceit
I was consumed by self
obsession
I stopped seeing you
as precious
And treated you like
my possession
I should have tried
much harder
On that day so very
long ago
I should have fought
for you
Instead I ran away and
let you go
I walk on eggs
To protect the fragile
peace
I try to be invisible
As I dread your
displeasure so
But even in the midst
Of such an uneasy
peace
I fear your rejection
For being invisible is
still better
Than not being there
at all
