I will Never Forget

Rain
Running in the rain
Running in the rain trying not to get wet
Trying not to get my silver dress wet
Turning to see your smile
Your smile as you ran with me
You ran with me
Trying to keep your jacket dry
Trying to keep your white jacket dry.

I will never forget

The Bus
The single school bus
The single school bus meant to hold 50
The single school bus that actually held 120
Sitting next to you
Sitting next to you and talking
Talking like we shared a soul
Talking about life
Talking about love and life.

I will never forget

Eyes
Beautiful blue eyes
Looking into your beautiful blue eyes
Feeling like I could finally be seen
Your voice
The passion in your voice
The passion in your voice when you talked about the Rocky movies
Knowing I could listen to you talk all my life
Knowing that you saw me for me without an agenda.

I will never forget...


Copyright 2006 by Danielle Westman. All Rights Reserved.

In Retrospect

I should have given up
More often than I tried.

I should have kept my mouth shut
Rather than opened it.

I should have obeyed
All those times that I defied you.


But that's all in
RETROSPECT
Too late now
it's over
And to be truthful
I'm glad I did it
MY WAY


I should have made an attempt to fit in
Instead of trying to stand out.

I should have worshipped
Rather than despised you.

I should have made more attempts to flatter
Than outshine you.


But that's all in
RETROSPECT
it's in the
past now
And to be quite frank
I'd rather win
than concede defeat
And although I made it hard
I'm glad I made you play
MY GAME


I should have admittd I was wrong
rather than argued.

I should have cried all day long
Instead of laughing at you.

I should have run away
Those times I confronted you.


But that's all in
RETROSPECT
no way to
change it now
And to be really fucking honest
I'm glad I ruined your plan
Because you convieniently forgot it's
MY LIFE.

Copyright 2006 by Danielle Westman. All Rights Reserved.