Poem

​The first time
 
I don’t remember the first time I saw her
I don’t remember our first date
I don’t remember our first kiss
I don’t remember our first anniversary
I don’t remember the first time
I put myself between her and other people
   To keep her from hurting them
I don’t remember the first time that didn’t work
I do remember the first time
I needed someone between her and me
   To keep her from hurting me
It was the first time I never called her again