TheAmbassadorOfRomanceInVenus's blog: "Appreciating Romantic Friends"

I saw you walking from across the street the other day I saw you but you didn't see me I laughed a little, you're still wearing that old coat I kept telling you to get rid of But seeing you kicked up dust in my mind A torrent of memories swirling, swirling in my spirit I recall the night we were sitting on the docks talking The moon was shimmering on the water You got on one knee and put a thin silver band on my hand It was so plain and ugly I thought to myself But it was all you could afford Even that took three months of overtime for you to pay off But you wanted a symbol of your love for me on my hand It meant everything to you to see it there every day You told me life with you would not be easy You didn't lie, you never did But your love for me was rich, pure, honest, and danced in the sun I was a princess of love But my love was a spoiled, demanding and selfish princess And so blind it would not come out into the sun with yours One terrible day I woke up and your side of the bed was cold That ugly silver band you worked so hard to give me was missing from the table top … A lot has changed since those days Remember the beautiful house on the hill, the one across from the river? I live there now Remember how I cried because I couldn't have that kitten? We couldn't afford the vet I am taking equestrian lessons now because I have a stable People admire me now and want to be seen with me I am proud of my accomplishments I am rich, and I have all the things people dream of But my love is destitute Stripped to the waist The princess banished from the warmth and protection of the castle She lives in the cold streets Shivering, starving So I sit here in my garden Humming birds buzzing around Roses dangle down from the trestle I stare at my feet A lady bug walking across my toes I'm thinking to myself I would give it all up… Yes…I would… I truly would… For a single… Thin… Silver band