By Lisa Shields
Date: 5 November 1999

May I See You Again?

     Twenty years ago,
     you waited in your car
     with a half dozen roses
     watching the street
     to catch me on my way home.

     We made a life,
     have a life,
     and I only ever see 
     that grin, those eyes
     and hunger still for your arms and regard.

     But that man---
     the one who waited and watched for me...
     He hasn't been around much lately,
     and I'm hoping I haven't lost him.
     He loved my jokes,
     praised my wit,
     bathed in my spirit,
     and was certain that no lover
     could have been more perfect.

     These days I wonder if you ever see her---
     the girl who was struck speechless
     by the roses, the waiting,
     the lover that was worth all the fuss and wooing.
     So please---
     that guy who thought I was the absolute limit---
     May I see him again...soon?