To My First Love,
I was like wildfire,
and you were rain.
You steadied me,
and without even meaning to,
I fell for you.
You brought out the best in me-
lit me up with a different flame,
less angry, more passionate-
in a good way.
But maybe, that stifled your flame.
We were young and scared,
I wanted to run off,
follow the wind
and our too-big dreams,
but you couldn't.
Couldn’t just leave everything
for an uncertain dream.
Roots held you down
and I wasn’t strong enough,
to pull you free.
But maybe in another life,
Where we’d have more
than empty gum wrappers
and a crumpled dollar in our pocket,
We could be.
But you did good for yourself,
found something true,
someone who made you anew,
something I could never
have given
to you.
