Hold Me One Last Time

This is the oldest of my poems, and still one of my favorites.  It was written during my junior year of high school, at RAF Greenham Common, England, sometime between '89-'90.  I had not been in a relationship yet by that time, but now having actually gone through a painful breakup, it's amazing to see how well I could actually identify with some of the feelings.

The time had come,
It broke my heart,
For us to leave
And be apart.

When you first said yes,
To the heavens I darted
And smacked the ground hard
The moment we parted.

I don't hold hard feelings at all,
And don't really know if it's either one's fault.
I'm not asking to hear you say that you're mine.
I just want you to hold me one last time.

We both had faith
And let it show,
But now it takes more strength
Than both of us know.

You know I adored you
With all of my heart,
But it takes too much
To make a new start.

Maybe I couldn't make your dreams come true,
But one thing won't change; it's that I love you.
At least I can say that once you were mine.
Now I want you to hold me one last time.

Well, I guess it's over.
It makes me sad
To look back and remember
The good times we had.

I don't know what to think,
But it doesn't seem right
For both you and I
To be alone tonight.

It cuts like a knife to see you hurt.
Was it something I did or the sound of my words?
Or was it you weren't meant to be mine?
Oh, baby, please hold me one last time.