Love Poem: Before the After

Before the After



After the beginning,
before the end

Before we became lovers,
after we became friends

After the last rebound,
before the first time out

Before the very first promise we made,
after the casting away of our last doubt

After the insomnia mare night tear bolt galloped afar,
before the sleeping beauty dream day slowly waltzed near

Before aisle joint cries of joy stifled every single silent fear
After the dawn horizon kissed the rearview of our car

Somewhere over the rainbow,
before the happily ever after end

We crossed a bridge of sorrow,
and vowed to always keep falling

Before the weeping lost cause 
aftermath of a dual final heartbreak

We found the courage to pause ...
and with virgin hope, patiently wait

Before we knew it, the lingering after thoughts
we shared became fairytale real

And though true love tarried, the beginning
to our always and forever wasn’t late