What Once There Was

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There once was a start.
A timid blush.
A sneaky smile and a racing heart.

There once was life.
Ecstatic euphoria.
And all that makes you feel alive.

There once was love.
Tender warmth.
A Radiating bliss.
All that you'll one day reminisce.

There once was lust.
A feverish blush.
A Thirsty gaze.
And an unsettling rush.

There once was passion.
Igniting friction.
A burning flame.
One that excites this game.

There once was compassion.
A friend, and a companion.
One with exquisite understanding.

It once was red.
The shade of love and blood.
Dripping out of hearts that bled.

It once was blue.
The deepest hue of blue.
The darkest shade of sorrow.
The shade of what we've come to.

And there once was you.
The smile on my face.
My heartbeats that race.
The glow my presence irradiates.

There once was you.
The darkness in my eye.
The rivers that my eyes cry.

There once was an end.
which I thought was
the beginning of our descent.

But then there's now,
and there is me.
The light in my eyes.
The feisty spirit
that without you
will thrive.

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