**ignore the slashes...there because of apostrophes**
I loved you from the start,
when you and her were apart;
even when you were \"in love,\"
I wished for help from above.
She was my best friend,
before and after the end.
It was hard to endure,
but I kept cool and stayed mature.
Then I became the \"in between,\"
and I wanted to stop the entire scene.
It came to a terrible end,
and my shoulder to you did I lend.
You cried so hard,
I thought you\'d stay forever scared.
You recovered from the crash,
the fire had burned out, along with the ash.
Here was my opening, my only chance,
to take with you this dance.
I threw aside my love for you,
and decided to let you catch the clue.
You fell for me, but I was unaware,
I did not know you cared.
I sunk to such a very sad time,
I was no longer in my prime.
Feeling that I needed a hug,
I went to the one who\'d say,\"Yes\" without a shrug
My friends stated clearly,
\"You do not love him sincerely.\"
I said that of course I did,
Never did I love him, God forbid.
They still wouldn\'t beleive me,
so to kiss him I did agree.
I kissed him for only a second,
but the whole school already knew, I reckoned.
Sure enough, word got out,
just as I thought without a doubt.
I broke up with him,
and the lights became dim.
The one I truly loved told me this,
\"I was in love with you, we could have had true bliss.
But now I am disgusted at you;
you kissed HIM, you must have been blue.\"
I wanted to scream and shout out loud,
\"But you\'re the one I\'d pick out of this crowd.\"
I\'ve never since seen his face,
I left him behind without a trace.
I think about him everyday,
although I\'ll always be far away.
This incident was two years ago,
and I still wish that he could know
that I feel the pain and wish for him,
and that until he returns, all will be grim.
I love you Pat, forever more;
my love for you is pure to the core.
