I was a child

And he was a child

In that kingdom by the sea

Where we played a game

That was more than a game

The strongest time we felt free

I dreamed of roses and happily-ever-afters

And he plotted betrayal and battlecry

And we had the most fun

That has ever been done

In that kingdom by the sea

On that Air Force base by the shining Virginia sea

I had barely turned seven

Soon he would be seven

And make-believe was the food of our souls

(We laughed and we loved—

A childish, innocent love—

And we cried and we hated for we were still foals)

But that fateful day when I was a child

I was told we were going away

And finally I said

to my bosom-buddy, my friend

We're leaving the kingdom by the sea

I shall see you no longer by the shining sea

We fled our sea, our beautiful sea

And traded it for frozen beauty

The country's icebox was ours,

My new playground for hours

But now the kingdom was all in my head.

For my play-partner was gone,

Our dreams were all dead,

And never would I return

To that kingdom by the sea

To that Air Force base by the shining Virginia sea.

Many thanks to Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee" for inspiring much of the layout of this poem. Is that anyone else's favorite Poe-m? Here's the link if you want to read it: 

AN:

If you know Jesus Christ as your Savior, then let us praise God together!

If not, then I pray that you come to recognize Him as the only way of salvation from your sins, which earn you God's wrath and just punishment in Hell. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no one will go to Heaven but through repentance from their sins and believing in Him.

If you have any questions, comment or PM me! I'd love to talk. <3

God bless!