That was the summer
He walked into my life.
That was the happiest time I had known.
I had laughter;
I had fun.
And in his eyes, I was beautiful.
In my heart, I was, too.

We were lovers -
Briefly,
But endlessly.
Too young to understand
What that even means.
To be
Forever united,
For a short,
Short summer.

That was the summer
He walked into and out of my life.
That was the summer I felt new.
Loving freely,
Needing unashamedly.

The end of the summer,
I had to face the truth.
Love has a cost, and
True love comes with pain.

I felt it the day
My daughter was born.
That was the day she fell into my life,
And it was the happiest, saddest day
I had ever known,
For with her birth, was the end of my summers
As a carefree young girl.
And the beginning
Of my life
As a loving, single mom.