May 2014
To those of you who've loved and lost
the pain always seems like the end
You find the other has moved on
asking you to just be their friend
Young love seems so unfair to us
society makes us believe
That we are each due a great love,
easier to dream, than achieve
It may seem like your love is gone
everything you learned was a lie
That all your dreams became just that
leaving you the question of why
These moments carve your character
through these laments that seem so hard
Comes a better defined person
one that's wiser, yet a bit scarred
Pains that accompany young love
both those endured and those imposed
Teach the respect for each other
that should already be supposed
These pains will help guide you through your life
making a better man of you
Then carve the person you become
into one you can respect too
Tate
© 2013 Tate Morgan
Written
December 16, 2013
the pain always seems like the end
You find the other has moved on
asking you to just be their friend
Young love seems so unfair to us
society makes us believe
That we are each due a great love,
easier to dream, than achieve
It may seem like your love is gone
everything you learned was a lie
That all your dreams became just that
leaving you the question of why
These moments carve your character
through these laments that seem so hard
Comes a better defined person
one that's wiser, yet a bit scarred
Pains that accompany young love
both those endured and those imposed
Teach the respect for each other
that should already be supposed
These pains will help guide you through your life
making a better man of you
Then carve the person you become
into one you can respect too
Tate
© 2013 Tate Morgan
Written
December 16, 2013
I watch my son and his first love with great intent. I can only hope he has learned from my mistakes. It is entirely possible these two will go on to live lives shared by each. While as a parent I would love to spare my child from the pain that often comes from first love, I realize that would be wrong. I am glad these two have each other. To watch them together is to see myself as a boy and remember my first love. I can but only hope they find what their hearts desire within each other and then of course within themselves.
