The First Day Of Summer
Hear the alarm to awake my sleep
Anticipation grows without a peep
Glare out of the window to the air so crisp
Just get me where I cannot resist
Wait at the stop as my carriage awaits
My heart jumps aboard - won't it learn to hesitate?
You see one's not too good at hard to get
I'd better change my etiquette
Walk along the years gone by
With old loves lost and many-a-try
Put that behind me and there's no looking back
Now one only wonders if I should've turned back?
Arrive to shyness amid new feats
Stop and ponder at just what to eat
And there she blows as she jostles in
A rather stunned look - oh no it's him!
With a heart in a mouth as I hear the news
Some tragic tale that's left me bemused
A whole day together to enjoy her company
Me, myself and I, to plead for sympathy
An amusing comment to break the ice
I'm not into that but I'll take the advice
Passing first words couldn't hide the relief
But I was so amazed to sense the others relief
As nerves receded and tensions relaxed
Lovely little lines left my life in tact
Taken away from the fire between us
Settle and realise: What is all the fuss?
Like approaching a snake in a burning desert
I tried so carefully to refrain from the hazard
Oh but she was in the same boat as me with A-levels and that
Went back thinking: I'm glad we had that chat
Instant separation as I am sent away
But it isn't long before she joins to make the day
Suddenly I'm "SImon" rather than "Si", and I ask:
What will it take to remove this mask?
Gripping conversation that would make paint dry
To me it's heaven falling from the sky
Finding out so much about each other
But the back of my mind craves to be her lover
Over lunch we discuss the past
On a dangerous subject as my heart is beating fast
There was someone else but no-one did tell us
Such hurting eyes to perceive I was jealous
End of the day and I am sad to go home
Mixed up with thoughts with only I to console
The glare of her eyes like the rings of Saturn
Forget it Simon
It ain't gonna happen