By Kgomotso J Kgopa, South Africa:
In the beginning
This is me, now reminiscing
It was me and her – Pearl
Our hearts dark, void and without form – like Genesis' Earth
Life had just pulled one of its mysteries on us
Life, Love and Time had been kind to us, thus no fuss
As I turned to gaze at the beauty of her
I saw that the distance was fair
Eyes trailed from feet
Slowly shifting with hers to meet
I could feel the pulse impact
In fact, my usually cultured heart
Never foresaw the unfolding love effect
Two hearts magnetically aligned and assigned by the Universe
For it had said in a verse – You are not meant to be broken
And the unknown was opened
Such impressions
She had on me – I had never seen
Such an attraction
Between us – had never been
No, wait – such chemical reactions were not a natural cause
For she was a silent force
With flawless beauty
True unspoken, untamed entity
Her name meant queen to me
Substantial time elapsed
And she and I grew close in ways man could not grasp
As close like a nail and finger
Like a tree and its shade
At that moment my love was eminent and could not fade
I vouched my love and at that same time
She got a call from an ex-lover who was once her prime
A call from a man that caused pain and shame had returned
Caught in the middle if this – I was never prepared
Her heart was heavy and seemed to gravitate towards the past
As the God of love asked whether she chose the future or past
She made a decision
One that left my heart broken
An arrow through my heart – what an incision!
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