BEST I NEVER HAD by J. B. Hogan

You were better than the first one,

though there was no complaint,

better than those that followed

though they were hard to find,

better than the presumed one

though it really couldn’t last

better than all the near ones

though they never came close

better than all the painful rest

though there had been no chance

still you were better than them all,

you were the best I never had.