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The One That Got Away
by Tota LongmireIf you ever find her,
The pretty little princess
With the pixie dust in her
Hair and her eyes that shine
Just for you and no one else.
Let us normal girls with normal
Hearts know. We don't gleam
Innocent or smell of roses, but
We love and feel just the same.
I won't paint on pixie dust, it
Would look cheap and fake,
And I can't re-cloak myself
In innocence. If you spend
Your life looking for that girl,
"The one," and then don't
Find her, I hope you think of
Me as the one that got away. 12/28/2007 Posted on 12/28/2007
Copyright © 2026 Tota Longmire
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 12/28/07 at 11:21 AM I learned this the hard way. As a young man I had a certain "standard" of beauty that determined who I would date. After my first marriage failed, and some therapy, I learned I was missing out on what is truly important - the beauty within us all! |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 12/28/07 at 01:58 PM right on! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/28/07 at 05:16 PM Well said and a wise and clever ending. |
| Posted by Richard Vince on 08/18/16 at 09:54 PM oh, that is perfect. a most deserving POTD. :) |
| Posted by Adrian Foster on 08/19/16 at 01:46 AM Absolutely love this piece. Takes me on a very memorable and heartfelt journey of certain loves I let get away. |
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