Submissions by mykelking

My story is different.

Trust me, it isn't like yours.

We didn't meet under the mango tree.

I was on the dust when she walked in,

at the crowning of my foolhardiness.

I thought I had a life.

"Your demons have gone rife" whispered my shepherdess.

She did cage them.

She caged them with a smile; a day.

You saved me!

Alas,

when many a lass has failed me.

So we won't need to sing 'hello' from the other side,

though I love her resonating notes and solo, jokes...

I had always thought love was mutual,
now i know it buys a ticket just for itself.
How right i was.
Slowly you said it,
firmly you meant it.
Your words were frail,
was it because of the rain?
Whatever weakened you that evening charmed me.
Your words resound,
i think i have tinnitus.
I always thought love was a giver,
how wrong i was.
It sticks selfishly.
It crawls in its own ways,
never try to stop it! never!
In this sphere, it is neither brain nor brawn.
It is just life, a harmless heart of candor.
Your sweetheart of...