Darkness

You are the shadow at the periphery –

Wherever I go, you follow me like a hopeful lover,

I rejected you for some time, but you never once gave up –

In the end, I gave in, but I didn't realise.

An angel caught my attention then –

For three years he was on my mind,

For three years I was a hopeless romantic –

But then, I gave up.

A period of bitterness and anxiety followed –

I was restless and my thoughts out of control,

I sank deeper and deeper into this endless ocean –

Till I realised that this isn't the end.

I was indeed fortunate

That another angel decided to enter my life –

He was funny, smart, gentle, and harsh,

But, never did he once give up.

It was at this point –

As I fell into the ocean of his charms,

That I began to wonder -

Do I even deserve this man?

You're the shadow that's stopping me –

A barrier that separates me from my happiness.