Once Long Ago( Just a poem I wrote a while back)

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Once, long ago , you valued my differences,
laughed at me, joked with me, opened yourself
Up to me, then the tide turned, as it is prone,
Carrying you out, further away from me,
Leaving me alone, staring at the footprints
You left on my heart as it ached after you.

Once, long ago, you felt the same strength
Of emotion as I, or maybe you lied, as humans
Are prone to do, or maybe my bitter words
Drove a spear into any kindness you wanted
To show, leaving me watching as it withered
Away, leaving confusion and loss in its wake.

Once long ago, you knew how to talk, to share
What you had to share, to care as much as
Your heart allowed you to care but foolishly,
Foolishly, I missed the signs, the warning bells
Telling me you were blind to all else but your
Fears of feeling again, or maybe I have it wrong.

Once, long ago, I felt your spirit, your soul and
I saw a brightly shining light, right there before
My eyes., then a spark ignited within my heart,
That grew and grew, at times when it should
Have died entirely, lacking the fuel to fan the
Flames, yet still it grows and I cannot kill it.

Once long ago, I felt so sure you were the one
I wanted to spend my life with, to give all I
Had to give to, to love til I could love no more,
But now im not so sure it could ever be enough.
Now and always, you are in my heart, the only
one I want, but you don’t want or see me.

Once, long ago, I thought you knew all and were
Up and above, but hard as it is, I see you are human
Like me, trying to hide from that mirror, trying to
Not see who you truly are and who you once were.
And I can only wait, and wait I will, for the time
I see the tender spirit reflected in the man.

Written very well. I think it has good meaning. I have tried my hand at poetry from time to time.