A Long Time Coming<\/p>\n
You sit there all alone with no friends.
\nWho knew it would be like this in the end.
\nYou had plenty of friends back in the day.
\nBack in high school. Those were the days.
\nOne of the most popular kids in school.
\nNo one took you to be a fool.
\nSince then, they have all moved away.
\nOr, got married and went their own way.
\nLike the old country western news.
\nGood time Charlie has got the blues.
\nBut, you are not alone in your druthers.
\nI can tell you now, there is another.
\nSomeone who had a crush on you.
\nBack when you were both in high school.
\nBut, to you he was just a friend at best.
\nAs for him liking you, you wouldn\u2019t have guessed.
\nDon\u2019t be surprised when I say,
\nhe still admires you to this very day.
\nHis crush is as strong as it ever was.
\nBut, he was afraid to act on it because
\nhe thought of you as above his level.
\nBeing in this position is really the devil.
\nIf you are tired of being lonely and blue.
\nLook him up. Just say: \u201cIt\u2019s you.\u201d
\nThat will send him into a tail spin.
\nBut, you can save him with a grin.
\nPick a place and a time to meet.
\nFor old time\u2019s sake. It will be a treat.
\nYou will be treated with such tenderness.
\nHe is well practiced at this quest.
\nHe has dreamed of nothing else since high school.
\nHe would never make a fool out of you.
\nSincerity, sweetness, loving all the way.
\nSomething you\u2019ve dreamed of since those days.
\nThis won\u2019t be a fantasy high school Romeo.
\nThis will be mature full blown love. Hello.
\nAre you finally ready to be swept off your feet?
\nI think it is time for you and I to meet.<\/p>\n
——————————————–R.W. Johnson—–(2018)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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