I Lost It

I Lost It

I lost it, I'm sad to say
I woke up one morning it had gone away.
I've looked here and I've looked there
I've looked for it everywhere.

I've looked north, South, East and West
I'm trying hard, I'm doing my best.
I asked the cat, my dog and the pantry mouse
They all agreed, it's not in the house

So again I look both high and low
It's out there somewhere; I'll find it I know
It maybe as elusive as a little deer
How I'll find it is sometimes not to clear

It was in the year of 98, she gave it to me
To have, hold, care and cultivate
But I was a fool and crossed the line
So she took it from me
Now it's no longer mine

You never miss it, until it's gone
I read it somewhere, or was it in a song
And I'm here to say they were not wrong
I've missed it ever since it's been gone
So here these words that I write
If you mistreat it it's gone in fright.

So if it's out there in the night
Please come back I'll treat it right
I'll show it love, care and respect
And pledge above all to never forget
That, when it's given, it's the greatest gift.

Copyright © 2006 by Aljemima