Once Upon A Time..

Once there was a man who had an orange shirt.
Once there was a girl who went out dancing in a skirt.
Once there was a park they found they fed the frantic ducks.
Once there was a couple, happy, who couldn't believe their luck.

Once they went out dancing, and had a movie date.
Once early in the morning she surrendered to her fate.
Once he said "I love you" and she had to love him too.
Once they had a future, happy when one and one made two.

Now they are both lonely, now they live alone.
Now she has a cold and empty,tidy hollow home.
Now he has a fountain of tears where once there was a heart.
Now she has decided that they really have to part.

Now that she has nothing, she feels she is complete.
Now that he can't dance again, his heart weighs down his feet.
Now he thinks about her, all the memories locked away.
Now he tries so hard to forget the happy laughing days.

Is she thinking of him still? Does she cry still, now and then?
Is he ever going to win back the girl he loves again?
Is she glad it's over? Can she get on with her life?
Is she really so very certain she wouldn’t be his wife?

Given all the laughter, fun and sunny times they had.
Given all the heartache, lies and times he made her mad.
Given all the tears now, the loneliness and pain.
Given all the risks, would she do it all again?

Can she really say that she won't want him back one day?
Can she really like her life now better in this way?
Can she forget his face, the mess, the giggles and the love?
Can she find someone else to love her more than he could love?

If he really loved her, she said he'd let her go.
If she understood his feelings then she would know that it's not so.
If he were less stubborn, if she could care much less.
If they had never spoken, there wouldn't be this sorry mess.

But time has taken prisoners, their lives are now entwined.
But even if they never meet again, the past is not left behind.
But can he start all over? Just forget her and move on?
But even if he can, will she be glad with what she's won?

Is that really what he wants, to never see her smiling face again?
Will it make him happy, will he live on without pain?
Will he be thinking of her, is he too proud to cry?
Will it wrench his heart in two if he sees her kiss another guy?

And can she forgive his faults, and accept him as he is.
He wants to have her back and hope for nothing but forgive.
She's told him that its over, that she may never want him back.
He's told her that he loves her and though its a risk, he'll live with that.

She wants him to live with patience, to give her time to heal.
The past is not yet over and it's left a scar so real.
We don't choose who we can love, and love doesn't really die.
You can find it in your heart again, I love you, so please try..