Love You (Too)

When the Boy whispered into her ear;

Magical words: “Love You”

The Girl felt a ripple effect;

All through her body.

A good kind of palpitation

In her heart;

She exploded with joy.

A simple serendipity;

Transformed into a life-altering moment.

Channelling her love;

To the will of one human.

Taking high-stakes wilderness;

Of audacious and unruly acts

Just for the sake of love.

The Girl sought for external validation

Their vignette of hearts;

Subtly showing shades of love.

Encouraging the Boy;

To keep her closer forever.

Though when you intrude 

A man’s territory of Love; 

A woman does a lot of explaining,

Deferring, apologising, and bending.

For she has willingly immolated 

Her true being.

Risen as an unsteady person;

Hobbling to straighten her commitment;

Just for the sake of Love.

The dulcet tone of Love;

Sounds lighter with Time.

The Girl can see herself;

As a lone rose;

In his bouquet of Love.

In his ocean of humanity;

Just a kind act of loving someone.

Minus the Girl in his life;

The equation of happiness remains

Same for the Boy.

She repudiated herself;

For not reading ‘Too’ within brackets.

Just for the sake of Love.

As sea of memories blinded her vision;

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

The Girl could not retrace;

The winding route of Love.

She knew then

What needed to be done;

Her silence, pain, and personal grief;

Will have to be metamorphosed;

Into vibrant, evocative strain 

Of music, poetry and literature 

A reason to sustain;

Just for the sake of Love.