You came into my life

On a warm summer day

With twinkly brown eyes

And dimpled grin

Trying not to fall too hard

Or too fast

Keeping my armored heart at bay

Then the scent of roses filled my life

Your hand in mine, so strong

So sure, it did me in

And the sky had never looked so blue

The air shifted, turned colder

Leaves changing to orange, purple, yellow, and red

Snuggling before a cozy fireplace

Warmer still in your borrowed

Smelling of you sweater

I tried to give it back

You insisted I keep it instead

Picking out pumpkins and Indian corn

Feeling that no one else knew me better

And the sky had never looked so blue

Winter came, in a breath of fog and snow

Flurries swirling at our feet

Tasting snowflakes on our tongues

Melting as we shared the sweetest of kisses

But something changed and

Before I knew it

My eyes yours would not meet

You drifted out of my life as casually as you entered it

Leaving only scars, painful reminisces

And the sky had never looked so blue

Then came the spring and its healing, fragrant blooms, bringing bursts of Color to my world once more

Rounding a corner to find you standing there

The light in your eyes as you caught sight of me

Heart beating fast, is it real, will it last

Absolutely terrified to reopen that door, unchink the armor

Lilacs lining the path, our hands entwined again

Then you pausing, getting down on bended knee

And the sky had never looked so blue.