Stored in the Heart

I had no idea of who she was,

But knew she appealed to me,

All that I knew, her name was Roz,

So I wove her history.

Imagination’s a marvellous thing

But that doesn’t make it real,

I thought I could make the whole thing up

But I only judge by feel.

I had her grow in a miserable home

Where no-one could understand,

A feckless mother and drunken Dad

With no-one to hold her hand.

She’d come to life when she left that home,

Left everything else behind,

And if she wasn’t together yet,

Then everyone else was blind.

I loved the way that her hair curled down

To sit at the nape of her neck,

I loved that serious air she had

To hold everyone in check.

I didn’t know if she noticed me

She never gave me a look,

Whenever she passed my desk, I sat

And buried my head in a book.

We used the stationery storeroom there,

It was big enough for two,

I walked on in and I locked the door,

Said, ‘I’ve been looking at you.’

She seemed surprised and had startled eyes

When I drew her close for a kiss,

But she raised her lips and she moved her hips, 

So it didn’t seem too remiss.

She met me down at the local pub

To discuss the feelings she had,

‘It’s not that I didn’t enjoy the kiss,

I don’t want you feeling bad.

But I have a guy and he’s awful shy,

So don’t tell what happened today,

Some things are sacred, stored in the heart,’

And then she had walked away.

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[TPK Stories]

A lovely tale of romance amiss. Love the way you wove this to let him down.

[Avinash]

You know these butterflies do not stay on a flower for long.

[Coyote Poetry]

A nice ending. Even one kiss become a good memory. I liked how you weaved this tale my friend. Thank you David for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Raj Sahu]

Well written. It's truly amazing piece of work. I really enjoyed it. 😊

[Stacy Purvis]

Your poetry is always so clean and concise. It's absolutely beautiful.

[Maxwell Ryder]

David, if only women would handle our advances in such a delicate way. Loved this vignette!