There Was A Girl

i have never understood why this feeling walks with me

all i can do is hope for the moments

brief as they are

that i am able to get ahead of it

the first time i can remember doing so
was at my uncle's wedding reception in Springfield, Missouri

a girl named Jess

wearing a light blue dress

danced the night away with me

i kept losing my breath
and it was good that way

if only i could have stayed on that dance floor

with her

i found out she died

about ten years ago

in her early twenties

from what

i don't know

but in my own small way

i do my best to keep her alive

i see the two of us

me
a fat kid in a grey tux

her
blonde and sweet in her light blue dress

dancing

young

full of life