By RainbowChaser
Date: 2003 Jan 01
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Ohio

Ohio-the place that sheltered you during your childhood
the place that eventually lead you to me
it was fate that stepped in
and finally the place that took you back, and led you away from me

the ten months we spent together were the best of my life
i will never have another relationship quite like the one we shared
you were the first man who i loved completely
who i shared everything with

no one will ever be able to compare to you
and you will never find someone like me
we shared so much together
ohio was just another journey in our relationship

i met your mom, your friends, and saw your home
I mingled with your past
answered many questions
and felt doubts

your friends all loved me, except for one
the one who has taken more from you than you can ever gain from her
she took a part of you
yet, you remain in contact with her, while she is in ohio

Ohio-the place where we shared long nights
secrets that no one will ever know
how much you must have cared to have taken me with you
i felt at home there, and prayed that it would never end

united dairy farmers ice cream was our treat
watching movies with your friends
late nights at the waffle houses
and even secret shoppes that only we knew about

ohio was a great time to spend with you
every time we went, we got so much closer
until the very end
when you went to interview for your job

you promised me that you wouldn't get it
but you had warned me that if you got an offer you would take it
the whole trip home, i prayed
you knew i was praying for your failure

i was so selfish to try to keep you from ohio
from your home, your family, your friends
they all looked forward to your return
and most expected me to go to ohio with you

i had it all planned out
college, job
we could be together
but you refused to compromise

the last trip we took, i helped you move
it was so hard to realize that my piece of heaven was ending
but i never realized how brutal it would be
i never realized how cold it is in ohio

i have returned only once since
to find a cold stare on your face and tears in your eyes
what time is it in ohio now
what are you doing now

how do you feel when you get my calls, my emails
do they make you shudder
or do you press delete immediately
now that you have returned to ohio is it what you thought it would be

ohio brought us together
it took us away from each other
i'm in indiana now
you're in ohio, your real home, completely forgetting all the memories we shared there