First Love

by Tom King

I loved you first of all,

Any sad experiments I later made,

I was only looking for you..

In all that wasted time

It was you I loved.

You I ached for in the night.

Did you know, I prayed for you

When I did not know

who you were or where you lived

Or what your name would be.

First love felt empty

Till I found you and was filled.

(c) 2011

Photo: Autumn 1974

Pine Forest Academy