Church On Virgina Hill
All grown up now
Since that night we made our childhood vow,
I visited that beach along Virginia hill,
I walked it for miles; even saw that old wind mill,
The ocean roared like a tiger that had spotted its prey,
Yet I continued on my merry way,
Some would wonder why I would come here on such a dreary day,
But those where the times we went out and loved to play,
Remember the fall of 1992?
We discovered that deserted church and nobody knew,
We walked for hours and you saw past the rocks,
A broken-down building shaped like a box,
The stain glass windows were the only things beautiful left on it to see,
The doors were busted down from a fallen oak tree,
The cross still stood strong way on the top,
The steeple looked as if at any minute it was going to drop,
We ran away from home just for the night,
Their at the churches footsteps you held me tight,
It began to rain, I’ll never forget,
You took your shirt off so I would not get wet,
We were only thirteen what did we know about love,
But the night was our own and we fit together like a glove,
Both from broken homes, both had shattered dreams,
But for a moment we were King and Queen,
We made a promise never to forget,
The love we shared since the day we met,
You kissed me for the very first time.
I swear I heard the angels chime,
That winter your mother moved away,
Your mom left so fast my heart was in disarray,
She was in a state of trauma from your dad cheating,
I was in a state of trauma that you were leaving,
Now as I walk, years later, back into this place,
I can still hear your laughter, I can still see your face,
Trying to be my absolute hero,
Even if your bank accont was at zero,
It’s funny how time will always go,
But a place can keep memories of long ago,
I can still smell the pouring rain,
The night you froze all my little girl pain,
Now as I sit and look out at the raging sea,
It feels as though you never left me.
By: Sabina Nicole
Contest: Church
Written: 9/23/11
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