It comes back so fast, in the blink of an eye

The moments of fear and the joyful tears I did cry

His dark fluffy hair, I remember so well

The wiff of damp pine on his shirt I still smell

It seems like so long since are heart throbbing fling

Six months it did last, and we knew not but a thing

I long for back then, to be young, and be free

To be hopeful and happy, touching all we could see

I see he likes coffee black now, a change from the past

He’s put the hot cocoa behind him, an adult at last

His payment is done, he walks towards the door,

Do I say something now or stay silent once more

The nerves make me do it, make me call out his name

And he turns around slowly, but his face stays the same

He looks at my finger, and sees nothing but skin,

Then meets my gaze and throws me a grin

His hand remains empty, no wedding band in sight

And now my thoughts race, bringing ideas of the night

But for now it is morning, a soft warm autumn day

And we drink coffee together, knowing just what to say

We talk of old times, of the odd things in the past

And we both wonder in hope if this time we would last