I hadn't known <br />what was missing <br />yet I felt the emptiness. <br /> <br />I hadn't dared <br />to dream <br />yet I felt the yearning. <br /> <br />I hadn't asked <br />for comfort <br />yet my pain was obvious. <br /> <br />I hadn't known <br />what love was <br />until you walked in. <br /> <br />I hadn't really <br />lived... <br />before we loved.<br /><br />Mary Nagy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/before-we-loved-2/