I remember the day we first met-
O, what superfluous serendipity!
It was at the most perfect of occasions
A birthday party.
Basking in the leftover rays of the evening sun,
I waltzed into the moment that changed my life.
Then came introductions; a conversation ensued
I lost myself in you- and you, in me.
You became a growing addiction I can never deny-
It was never healthy.
The more I got of you, the stranger it felt;
What does not kill you, makes you stranger.
Our chitchat came to an end, like all good things-
No, I ended our conversation prematurely.
I stepped out of your golden radiance
There was something left in you,
Your nine-figure body that is nowadays an eight.
I should have finished that bottle of Fanta in 2004.
January 17
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Perception
PoetryA compilation of poems written in the year 2017. The poems' themes range from lush beginnings, nostalgia and separation, to domestic violence, charades, social advocacy and the power of The Unrivalled. Basically, the anthology you did not ask for.
