Hey everybody, this is a poem I wrote. I've never written poetry before so if it sux don't make fun of it too bad.  Everything I said in it is true!

"But Now..."

I heard your sweet voice saying "I love you" many times.

It always made my heart melt,

But now all I can do is wonder if your affection was true.

We laughed, we smiled, we cared for one another.

Your big blue eyes so beautiful as you stared into mine,

But now my tears are flowing, dripping slowly like a soft rain.

My heart beats faster as I think about how life without you isn't life.

I fight the thoughts of what was and what could have been,

But now as I try to sleep each night I lie awake, not able to forget my pain.

The feeling that we didn't spend the time together that we should have still haunts me.

I used to miss you when we were apart, and still do,

But now when you walk past me, not saying a word, that familiar look and smell is what I miss.

Lovers come and go, and pain is usually associated with it, then admiration for each other is lost.

I have sworn myself to never have passion for any person more than once,

But now I would make an acception for you any day.

We have talked about the possibility of there being another chance for me to make you happy.

Yet, I'm still waiting, waiting to know if my misery could end soon; just not knowing how you feel about it,

But now all I know is I want to be with you so much that it hurts.

I still hope for a kiss, your sweet lips against mine, and our arms holding each other close.

I'm still hoping that there might someday be a chance of us being together again,

But now I am almost too sure that there is no hope.

You completed me, my life was perfect.

I always thought I was special to you as you were to me,

But now the clock ticks as I wait for the truth.

My heart lies within your hands.

You have the potential to ease the pain, or to shatter my heart into small pieces,

But now I just wish I had your heart, because you still have mine.

The only one I want,

The only one I think about,

The only one I truly love is you.

                                                                                                                                       - Tyler Mathis May 19, 2006