Rejection

I once saw a girl behind the counter

And what I saw was truly mesmerising.

I ran home and called my best friend who was known for his advice,

I told him everything and what I really desired.

We spoke for hours creating plans for my next move,

Oh, how we planned for hours and decided to confront her head-on,

I went ahead and waited in the line of lovers,

I was excited yet terrified of the outcome

Would I get what I desired or would I be forced to face the rejection?

My head was clouded with my thoughts and doubts,

And before I knew it, my turn had come,

I looked at her and with all my courage told her what I wanted,

With a pitiful smile, she said

The very words I dreaded,

“Sorry, not this time kid”.

// I was once passing by a window and saw a beautiful

girl behind the counter. In front of her, there was a

line of lovers. This is a poem about my first rejection

and how I dealt with it. //

With tears in my eyes and a broken heart,

That day I realised,

Sticks and stones may break your bones

But words, words can break your heart and soul.

That day my sad voice greeted my friend on the phone,

But he was ready with some more advice

He said “True lovers don’t give up till the very end”.

Once again we planned and with a foolish grin, I stood in the line of lovers.

My turn arrived faster that day,

And just like this poem’s rhyme,

I was rather bad at expressing my feelings for the secondtime.

However, courage prevailed and I told her what I wanted

And this time, she smiled happily,

She finally handed me my true love; a burger, onion rings and some french fries! .