I loved her more than she could imagine
Esteemed her more than she could envision
She was my reverie from the moment we did chance
But I was nestled in masks of fear and pretense

I didn’t know what was in her within
I had what they call fear of the unknown
I didn’t know how to let my plea to her known
My heart would pound grievously whenever she was close
Sweet sweat trickling down my body and dots on my nose
And for a short time I would lose sight in imagination

One Thursday evening I was determined
But still the apostrophes kept flying in my mind
How was she going to answer my long waited love call?
What if she freaked out and never wanted to see me anymore?
But at this point I had no other option than to try hard

It was dark but that was not enough to confiscate my anxiety
After some contemplation, my eyes brought back reality
And my soul filled my mouth with those three words
That I released fast like when a grenade explodes
And I was like a pupil who just submitted an overdue project

When I finally opened up, it was like a dream half dreamt
She was one person under the sun I could be myself around
An oasis of pure cold water in the dessert, newly found
One woman with whom my blessings I reckoned always
I cannot describe how I felt whenever she was around, no ways
I can never do justice; she was just cool and profound

All of my questions and queries she elucidated perfectly
We could spend the whole nocturne just chatting jovially
I could get crazy with her and forget everything else
I learnt a lot from her and that boosted my hopes
She was just a cool human being, fashioned perfectly

I thought there was no one else on earth I could be compatible with
We were seemingly meant for each other, checking all perspectives
I loved her, and not anything about her, but just her
And she loved me just as I was, I knew quite well
But I don’t know when exactly all the horror commenced

It was one evening when I heard, “can we be just friends again”
But since I thought it was dream, I had every reason to complain
I tried to negotiate and plead for clemencies, but it was useless
All my cries and pleas she never entertained or paid courtesy
Just like that it was over, and I couldn’t bear the pain

When I finally believed it was not a dream I wailed
I weighed everything that she had done and said
And realized I had to face fate that way without negotiations
I asked for forgiveness in case I did something iniquitous
And spent the following whole day and night in bedstead

I thought she would realize what she did and come to her senses
But now I understand she knew exactly her intents
Whatever made her decide, be it because of another
Or was she just an emissary of doom; I no longer bother
What I know is, someone who meant a lot to me packed her bags
I don’t know where everything came from and how it goes
But she was Cool