Bygone (A Contemporary Sonnet)
By Manny Beltran

There was a time when all was right
When all was good and I was happy and gay.
There was a time my heart was complete
When all my joys would come on an endless day.
There was a time when I felt true love
When Heaven’s gates were open for me alone.
There was a time when everything was possible
Where there was a place I could call home.
There was a time when your touch shattered my fears
When love was young and new.
There was a time I believed in us completely
When the world was for me and for you.
    Alas, such days have all gone by,
    So simple for you to say good bye.