A Flower in My Memory

The first thing I remember,

You drew your name on the board

And said "this girl is ugly".

You walked away, and I offended,

Thought "how in the world could you not see?"

Who lied and led you to believe

That the flower I saw should grieve?

Nothing made me prouder when

You were on my team;

The games we played were funner then,

The days were like a dream.

And when the demons did descend

To whisper dangerous things,

I admit, I did not understand

How such lies could be believed.

To this day, I still can see,

It may have been your casual grace;

Or the way my young heart fell

When I saw your fallen face.

But I was just a boy,

I had no idea what to do;

I only knew

The thought of you,

Was too precious to risk to lose.

The only thing that I regret

Was not speaking to you more;

Still I see the way you looked,

With eyes that cut me to the core.