The rain fell against the window, pouring with grace,
And she had that old white phone pressed to her ear,
Crying, she whispered into it with tears on her face,
Listening for the three words that she longed to hear.
And he took a blanket out to that old rocking chair,
Muttering under his breath about all of her lies -
But she's listening to a comforting voice in despair,
Wiping the sapphire tears from her sky blue eyes.
"Honey, you either got to stay or you go to go,
No one can make this final decision for you,
But as much as it hurts me, this I want you to know,
You're the voice that keeps getting me through -
You're whispering because he doesn't know -
That you're sitting there talking to me too,
And I bet you're going to deny this, but even so;
I know you're holding that old picture of me and you."
She was silent for a moment, couldn't find words to say,
Her heart was beating inside her chest at a rapid pace,
And a tear ran down as he sighed: "I remember that day,
You wore that little black dress, no make-up on your face -
We were only seventeen, maybe we were naive, but still -
That little pond with cattails growing near the sand,
Do you remember this? We sat up on the old green hill,
That's the day I showed you that golden wedding band.
You said you weren't ready, you needed some time to think,
So I waited to hear from you, it took you almost two years,
And now I sit here, listening to you and having a drink,
But Babe, these smiles aren't as real as they appear.
My friends used to call you the 'old runner' but I knew -
One day you'd come back to me, with arms wide open,
But I can't continue to sit here listening to stories from you,
And pretending I don't still feel the same, just hoping -
That maybe one day, maybe tonight - you'll catch your voice,
Say those three words I long to hear too, to make things right -
I can't sit here and tell you what to do, it is your choice,
Just remember how you felt that night when I held you tight."
And she fell to her knees when she heard that click,
Knowing in her heart he just wanted to hear her say -
What she'd always wanted to say, to make her pick
And she cried: "You're the voice I want to hear everyday."
-Jenna Elphick
May 15, 2007
Story --> A girl is seventeen and is in love with a boy but once he proposes she flips out and leaves and tells him she needs time. He spends his time waiting for her to come back, knowing one day she will but along the way she meets another guy whom she is with while talking to her previous boyfriend. Her and the previous boyfriend both still love each other but he longs to hear her say it to him. It's a true story, just thought I'd write it for them.
