Us

He came with lights

But he left with a twinkle

Was it true love?

For the times I suffered

A tenderness in my heart 

A yearning to let go 

But only he made sense 

To my heart

All I wanted was to wrap him

In my warmth

But he left me with chills

With her name on his lips

I couldn’t bear the agony

The need to belong to him 

But the line of belonging to no one…

I wished my name became his habit

I wanted to be his sparkle

His enigma

But all I was, was an enigma

I wasn’t the glistening of his eyes

But she was… 

Only if I could become her

Transform into the light

The more pain I carry 

The more I drown

How do I suffice this pain?

I was a burning phoenix 

And he made me set myself

Ablaze…

He was my end 

I knew all along

I loved him until I shattered

Until I broke my own heart

How could he not see?

We weren’t for each other 

And I knew all along

All I wanted was belonging 

Yet I become a stranger to myself

I became the glistening 

But he doesn’t recognize 

The only star that shined was me.

Our story

Our pain

Our desire for us 

The story of us 

Has begun to unfold

But, I wait for an answer

Bliss for a moment

A sorrow forever

Maybe a blessing forever 

Only if we could be us 

Forever.

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