Jeff Fleischer - Carrie's Love Stories

I was nineteen when I almost got engaged. <br />He was German. <br />I am Irish-Hispanic. <br />I chose the local college <br />Over being swept away to a foreign land. <br />I cried so hard I flooded my bed. <br />My fear of home sickness and desire for an education <br />Prevailed over my feelings of love for him. <br />I didn't know if I would get another chance again. <br />I was thirty-three when I almost got engaged again. <br />This time he was Italian. <br />I chose my law career <br />Over being swept away from New York to California. <br />I cried so hard I flooded my bed. <br />My lofty ambitions and lack of desire <br />To be a housewife. <br />Prevailed over my feelings of love for him. <br />I do not know if I will ever get a third chance <br />At everlasting love.<br /><br />Jeff Fleischer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem..../carrie-s-love-stori