A Gem

by Sean Allen

You said to me
that maybe all the
feelings you felt
were a lie based
on the sweet words
that fell through the phone.

Though I never will know
what I meant to you
the things that I said
will forever ring true.
You were and are
the first love of my life
and I think I've had the
experience to say that fairly now.

And maybe all those
other guys you've met
have lessened what I meant
but you don't have to worry
about being diminished.

This isn't about bitterness
or an attempt to change
what you may think of me.
It's a gift, all I can give:
a small diamond of comfort
you can put in your heart
in exchange for the place
you have in mine.