I first saw you when I was young,
And I really shouldn't remember,
But I locked away every detail,
as my heart began to simmer.

I have replayed our first conversation,
over and over inside my head,
sitting and listening to Seether,
freezing to death inside that shed.

I didn't want to say goodbye,
When it came time to part,
From the looks you didn't know it,
you walked away with my poor heart.

I didn't sleep at all that first night,
and I really didn't eat much either,
instead I kept picturing your face,
Laying in bed listening to Seether.

I was up bright and early,
Ready to go the very next day,
anxious to get to that freezing shed,
cause I wanted to see you in a bad way.

I sat and waited all day long,
and then I waited the next day too,
I sat and waited in that cold cold shed,
until my lips and fingers turned blue.

I finally had to give it up,
after another week or two,
I had been grinning like an idiot,
now that grin had came unglued.

I would have looked you up instantly,
But I only knew your first name,
and I couldn't ask around for your details,
cause my excuses all sounded so lame.

I couldn't help it, I still wanted you,
despite all of the guilt that I carried,
you see, while I was chasing you,
I was also already married.

That's why I needed excuses,
To ask about who you were,
I went through so many in my head,
That they all became just a blur.

My marriage ended soon after,
and I've ended another relationship since,
but of course the timing was still off,
because you had just gotten hitched.

I kept tabs on you always,
Yes I'll admit that I kept track,
because the whole time I was with others,
you were still on my mind, way in the back.

I was patient and I was stoic,
Now it's been ten long years,
You finally wandered back to this shed,
and found me waiting, still sitting right here.

~ Rachel G. Ezell
10/06/2019


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