This Will Never Be Again

This Will Never Be Again

Not in this lifetime! First love can only occur one time
And that's the first time. Now, I admit, our definition changes all the time.
Teenage love is just "first grade" learning of relationships,
Passing, usually, like those passing nighttime romantic ships.

Maybe by adulthood you have lived out your apprenticeship and learned
Which ships are illusionary and which are real and how years have turned
Your definition into a mental resume. At least you feel more qualified
To choose a ship that is steady and can withstand the stormy tides.

But people are so complex, no two really coming from the same place.
No guarantees are ever offered and many never make it to second base.
That's why marriage is "presumed" a lifetime contract,
But without an exchange privilege, no refunds - cannot take them back!

I doubt if there's any other legal contract we would so joyfully enter
Under these same circumstances, but love is blind. This choice is the center
Of all your new world. Doesn't love always conquer all?
Half these veterans might give a resounding "no." Does that deter this mating call?

If there were some final summary that I could write - but it won't be heeded -
Most people desire a home and children and someone to make them feel needed.
If your chosen mate desires these same things it will stand a much better chance
But in the final analysis, it is a "joint" effort requiring full cooperation in order to advance.