LIFE AND LIES #90 | Price Of Dreams

She was a pretty girl.

He was a stupid boy.

And they had a thing

In their salad days.

Then he chose to leave,

Lured by ambition

And the wonders of the world.

He couldn't help it.

He was born this way,

Itching to wander

After a brief stay.

The unknown was exciting.

The familiarity eventually faded away.

The dingy lanes made way

For concrete pavements.

He traded his cozy home

For a rented apartment.

Then wandered around,

Beyond the serene blue lake

Surrounded by the dewy meadow,

Past the fiery blossoms

Under the moonlight glow,

Through the deserted lands,

Through the wintry snow,

Always carrying along her fragrance

Wherever he chose to go.

However, upon his return,

When he met her,

A sad realisation

Slowly crept up on him.

She was a pretty woman.

He was a stupid man.

And they had nothing.

His chapter had ended in her story.

And when he bid her goodbye,

He saw himself

Receding in her eye,

Wishing to become heartless

To avoid living with a broken heart.

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