In truth we were children
Of thirteen and fourteen
Who found love so perfect
So rare and so true
I knew I would love her
The first time I saw her
It started as friendship
Like most true loves do
My love was not jealous
I had to be near her
With every encounter
My fondness just grew
For as fate would have it
The first time I met her
She was with another
But soon that was through
I counted the hours
Until I could see her
Our love was just blooming
Each moment was new
We tied up the house phones
Amusing each other
We talked until bedtime
Like most best friends do
One day we were walking
And talking and laughing
She gripped my hand firmly
Looked into my eyes
We couldn’t contain it
She told me she loved me
I told her I loved her
We kissed and she cried
From that moment forward
We needed each other
Our hearts were connected
We shared every breath
At night I would run there
Through fields and tall fences
To steal a few kisses
I loved her to death
We shared rites of passage
Life’s first times together
Our innocence cradled
In each other’s hands
Our love was perfection
Two young hearts colliding
More brilliant than starlight
That time just expands
But love all consuming
Too precious for this world
At odds with adult life
That tempted our hearts
Our love left unguarded
Gave way to the pressures
That made grass look greener
And split us apart
In time I loved others
But never so deeply
My first love the purest
Still true to this day
I never did marry
No one could replace her
The love of my lifetime
Is how she will stay
– Rondym Kiefe