Everett

We met long ago
We were special
You were my first true love
I was yours.

Time took its tolls
As did our parents
Eventually we went our separate ways
But we never forgot.

I wanted you back
I tried and tried
Again and again
You pushed me away.

Finally I gave up
decided you were a jerk
I didn't want to speak to you
Then you called.

I was over joyed
We were together again
You didn't want your friends to know
They didn't approve
Again you went your own way.

Alone again and sad
I was right, you were a jerk
I missed you
It was time to move on.

You went away for a long time
To live with a friend
He was like the father you never had.
You had a lot of time to think.

One day you called
Your timing was off
I had another
You told me you loved me.

You finally came back
I saw you one night
I'm glad we spent some time together,
It has been so long.

We talked for a while
Got a lot out in the open
You gave me your cross
And another kiss.

It was a cool May evening
You kept me warm
I was afraid
I didn't want to get hurt again.

We talked often
But as time went by
As it always does
We grew further apart.

You found another
I was jealous
We didn't call each other anymore
I still thought of you.

One morning I awoke
You were gone
Your memory clings to me tightly
I can't shake it, I don't want to.

I miss you terribly
Now that its too late
I realize I love you
So much more than words can say.

We've been through so much
Now I have to go it alone
I feel so lost knowing I'll never see your face again.

I'm mad at you.
You didn't even say good-bye
I feel betrayed
We have a bond that can never be broken
Never have I experienced so much pain and grief
I can't imagine the pain you must have been feeling
when you chose to take your own life.


6/15/88


This was written three months after Everett Jewett committed suicide, the pain was still very fresh. Even today it still aches a little.





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