Almost Lover

So beautiful at the start,
Sweet words flowing like honey,
Soft touches full of emotion,
Moment after moment drenched in passion.

Oh the hungers you satisfied,
Inside,
Complete for the first time,
I felt joy.

The sun shone so much brighter,
The flowers smelled a little sweeter,
And smiles,
Shy, coy, seductive, knowing smiles.

It seems like only yesterday,
Though a lifetime ago,
Vivid, striking memories,
Calling my past into my present.

Once written in the stars,
We are now confined,
Dark recesses of the mind,
Our prison for eternity.

Almost my lover,
Forever was too far,
We reached for heaven,
But were burned by the sun.