These Are The Times
These are the times that so much is new
These are the days I find myself thinking of you
We shared a chunk of our youth, and a few friends
Truthfully if I want to think I could have had you I must pretend
There were a few females I cared for a lot
But none of them had what I truly sought
They say in each of us there is a God-shaped hole
I needed someone who could help me fill up my soul
There was this young woman incredibly pretty and smart
I thought I could have all if I could win her heart
In truth though she only saw me as a friend
Once more to realize my dream I would have to pretend
I felt so ashamed, I didn’t like myself much
Maybe that’s why I so deeply longed for your touch
One night back home we talked and I looked in your eyes
And right away you could see through my disguise
I was a lost little boy in a world for only women and men
My body was eighteen, my spirit just ten
You still wanted to help me, that alone meant a lot
But there was no love inside me, that kind of love can’t be taught
These are the days I feel life has just begun
Even though I’m past forty I feel happy and young
Girl of my dreams, I still want to thank you
In my darkest times your caring got me through
Just because someone so lovely could reach out in my time of need
Love one day grew inside me from your tiny love seed
And now that I’ve grown out of self-doubt and shame
I’ve learned about love and that loving isn’t a game
I want to say to those of you young people still in your teen years
Your life will one day be amazing despite all of your fears
It doesn’t matter at all who sleeps with who
What means everything is the heart that beats inside you
Leif Gregersen
May 9, 2014
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Poems From Inside Me
PoetryThis is a chapbook of poetry that led me to dedicate myself to writing, whether it be for money or simply to express myself. In this book I talk about family, love, loss and all the illusions that life brings us through.
