Naïve Enough

I remember back when love was all that mattered

I was young then

And I’d never experienced it

I guess that was why..

I didn’t understand what it meant to love

Or be loved

And I’d long for it

Dream of it

Search every set of pretty eyes in the hope for it

I remember falling in love

And being fallen in love with

How it felt like anything was possible

How the world seemed to melt away

In those moments…

Between sheets, between eyes

But that was a long time ago

I watch that version of me

This child with bright eyes

And although I recognize him

I know that it just isn’t me

I don’t love like that anymore

And I don’t know why

Maybe I’ve seen too many dreams die

Or maybe there’s only so much

In each of us

To give

And when it’s given, it’s gone

Or maybe I’ve just become too aware

Too accustomed to the reflection in the mirror

But that passion has died away

And I remember this boy

That once lived in my heart

Dreaming of a life full of love

Never quite naïve enough…

And I wonder what he would think of me

The perfect imposter of all that a man should be

Strong, honorable, sincere, honest and PC

And not a drop of blood left

Of any passion in me

ⓒ 2006 Shawn Michael Quinn