IN LOVE WITH LOVE

Poem composed on September 23, 2008

Two quotes of the opposites
Tells the tale of where they sit
The wine in the glass is not plenty
But is it half full or half empty

‘The greatest thing, you will ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return’
‘The hardest thing, you will come to yearn
Is just to love someone and have that someone love you in return’

Two individuals
Intertwined in a duet
A Bachelor, an eligible man
A Bachelorette, an eligible woman

He needed a playmate
She needed a soulmate
Though separated by cross-country gate
Still they wondered if in between there is fate

They enjoyed each other’s wit
With each other they feel the comfort
Yet none would make the effort
Wondering if it is a good idea to meet

Inside, both are numb
Like a prick in the thumb
Where pain makes one flinch away
And so from emotion they have walked away

Failed relationships, series by series
As if peeling layer by layer, a round onion
Only to discover that the core is empty
Vacuum with no sign of probable union

Thus so in this game
No one has ever gained
No happy ending has been found
In the ride of a Merry go Round

The useless circular chase of infinity
Persistently searching for serendipity
But in fact it only fetches illusion
Caused by the spinning motion

On the white figurine horse he sat
Living the dream of being the knight
Round and round he goes till midnight
Still he hasn’t seen his princess yet

She nestled herself on the Cinderella carriage
In that wedding dress her beauty is pronounced
Hallucinating a fairy tale marriage
With the groom’s name still unannounced

Each closed his/her eyes in resignation
To their unknown travel destination
Right there and then, in that instant moment
They both fell into the same entrapment

They were IN LOVE WITH LOVE