The Love that Never Was

Colton Stinger ('19)

I saw her dancing in the dark,

And felt her hand upon my heart.

I was lost from reality,

Lost in romantic fantasy.

And I wondered just maybe,

Could she have waited just for me?

Out of all the world,

I’d have never guessed this girl

Could be the one I’d been waiting for,

But it’s hard to know for sure.

Cause I never could conceive,

That she didn’t wait for me.

I was scared to take the chance,

But I still asked her to dance.

We talked of love and crimes,

And found our pasts didn’t rhyme

And I hated to admit defeat,

But she didn’t wait for me.

Now I know the past is true.

She hasn’t waited for me too.

And even though, it’s hard to stand.

I know I’ll never be her man.

And inside it’s killing me,

But we were never meant to be.

Colton Stinger, of Elizabethtown, Ky., is a senior McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville, where he studies chemistry and political science. He is a UofL Guaranteed Entrance to Medical School (GEMS) Scholar, UofL Honors Scholar, National Merit Scholar Finalist, and an Eagle Scout. He is also the recipient of a Humana Health Leader scholarship from the Humana Foundation.