By Misti Velvet Rainwater
Date: 2 October 1998

never was

no but not really
it never was that
      not a sweet yearning
   love song from
     years ago
not a star bloated sky
with us on a
    porch swing
holding hands
and no
  of course
it never was
an unspoken vow
eternity etched on
   our hearts
banded together
with the purest gold

no it wasn't
  angels willing
our first kiss
never my phone ringing
  without fail
 every Friday night
it wasn't 
 me in your car
 riding the night
       beside you
undeniably yours

never was 
   You Fill Me Up
never was
   I Can't Get Enough

but it was
  something
I can't 
  forget