"February the 5th"
(composed 13 January 1991)
You're leaving now like I knew you would;
You're leaving this place the way you should,
With chin held high and no tears to shed;
With a gleam in your eye and a dream in your head.
You'll see the world in all its glory,
Living out your fairytale story.
But look back again someday and you may see
The ghost of a girl so real to me...
A unicorn of a girl, her heart untethered;
A gypsy of a girl, her soul unfettered.
A cloud of brown hair, dancing in a spiral;
A face of dew, entrancing lips of coral.
A girl who inspired me beyond my worth;
Who helped me at times to forget this earth;
Who savoured life and caressed each minute;
Who was my world and everything in it...
But she's leaving now like I new she would.
I'd tell her I love her if only I could.
Maybe someday she'll realize how much I care
For the beautiful girl who use to live there.
Copyright © 1991 Raymond C. Sison. All rights reserved.
Author's note: the idea for this poem came to me in 1982--
when I was 16 years old...