I sense the road you travel 
Has met some twists and turns 
That you've discovered destinations 
For new memories to burn. 

And it's clear now more than ever 
That you'll never share the time 
Pottpourri of emotions 
In my heart, soul, and mind. 

You saw but a few words 
Of the verses in your hand, 
Equal to a single grain 
In a desert full of sand. 

Glancing swiftly at the cover 
And the foreword of my book, 
But as for every chapter 
You have yet to even look. 

Rustling quickly through the pages 
So oblivious to how I felt, 
As I watched my expectations 
That had grown suddenly wilt. 

I had hoped you'd read all 
And had trusted that you would, 
I believed that when you did 
We'd experience all we could. 

Now I feel like a turtle 
Separated from its shell, 
I retreat from emotions 
Like a lone, little snail. 

For it's clear now more than ever 
That you'll never share the time 
Potpourri of emotions 
In my heart, soul, and mind. 

©Soulstar2000