YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE
I’m not a distant lover
Maybe just a dormant one
Not your ideal expectation of love
Don’t get me wrong
There were plenty invitations
But none of them were you
Proposals like high and low tides
Waves that came and went
hopeful of my intention, they assumed
My undercurrents in the deep
would flow beneath their surfaces
But with any wave, I chose not to flow
None of them were you
I’m not avoidant or pleasing
I’m just a little shy, releasing
The old, tried, tested, once believing
that love had a set formula
You either love or you don’t
There’s no in-between
But Love is a marination
That seasons over time, unfolding it’s flavours
Waking up to life that which was asleep within
Like the petals of a resting flower
I may not be your idea of romance
But my kind will love you
Even when I’m not around
Far away as I might seem
My thoughts are all about you
Silence as deep as my absence
My words are all about you
So, here’s a toast to us
To the times when
Your charm, your gazing eyes
Touched my soul deep within
A place only you and I could go
Lovingly, we looked at each other
Cautious of our pasts lingering
Eager for the future, I hope
There are more days and years with you
You must know
These eyes are only for you
My feelings are not fleeting
They won’t bumble bee across cleavage profiles
Because for me, you must know
You are not just another option
You were supposed to be the one!
