Love Poem: The Way We Were
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

The Way We Were

Goodbye. See I don't mean to cry. But I will miss you every time I look into your eyes. It's hard 
to imagine that you won't be around. It's hard for me to imagine that I will have to hold up the fort 
alone. Alone. That hurts the most. Not saying goodbye cause I admit it was time. We had a lot of 
problems and we couldn't rewind. Not back to the way it use to feel. Back to when I wasn't afraid 
that I was going to affect you. That pure sort of emotional state that happened between me and 
you. I think the problem was that you had too much on your mind and when I got around you I 
had too little. All I could think about was us and the moment, and all you could think about was 
the future and how this was going to work. I wish we could have held on. I wish that the stress 
didn't take over. I wish I could still touch you and hold you. It's the one thing I will reminisce on 
constantly. Us. The way we were. Before all the drama came into play. Natural. Nothing forced. I 
loved it that way. It was so honest and real. The way I felt about you and still do was never 
tainted or never flawed. It was perfect. Now we had our arguments and disagreements but like 
you said they were merely obstacles that we had to get over. You always knew just what to do 
to make me smile. At least that hasn't change... I wish things could remain the same but they 
can't. There's always tomorrow. So don't go getting too serious with another... and don't hurt 
yourself so that I will forever have to mourn you. Be safe. Keep a little piece of your heart opened 
for me. I will come back whenever you stop thinking and just start feeling again like the way we 
were.