I Knew You When

That year the spring was six months long
And love could do no wrong
Full up with hope and all the answers
The sun was stapled to the sky
At junior prom July
And we at center stage were the dancers
I knew you when, the air was gold, I’m there again
My dress was blue and it lay across the chair as I loved you
I knew you well, your heart could melt, like caramel
Your eyes were deep like the silent muddy stream where the tadpoles dream
Child against the child we’d fall asleep
That year the fog would climb the beach
And wrapped us out of reach
From search lights that the sky was sending
I knew you first, I knew you best
I knew you from the rest
I knew you when the spring was ending
As time takes hold, you may fear, we’re growing old
But in my brain I will see you as you were
And you’ll remain
The timeless you
Of now and then
It’s only me
I knew you when