Sweet & Sour

Green Thai Curry

It was their ritual to order Green Thai curry, every Tuesday night

They'd eat it by sea, to watch the horizon kiss away the Sunlight

When the stars began to twinkle, their Love would also kindle

And you'd hope no one stumbled upon the couple in the moonlight

Cuddling, with her forehead pressed against his stubbly cheekbone

While he habitually hummed the latest hit from Post-Malone

They dreamt of wild adventures and their Love's endless pleasures

And she took comfort in the familiarity, and the smell of his cologne

Dawn chased the intimate nights; adding haste to the timeless romance

Troubles and tragedies tired them out; forced them into a mundane trance

She became a narcissist while his negligence at work got him dismissed

High on pride, low on money, they ended up in a ceaseless war-dance

When she left, he didn't beg her to stay. He knew she would come home

But days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and he remained alone

The aching turned to numbness; the tears started drying on their own

He saw her once; Her ring finger was decorated with a diamond stone.

She fought hard to retain her composure; that day when it all blew up

But rumors of his new girlfriend reached her soon after their breakup

And though it broke her heart, she knew it meant they must be through

She found another man; her fiancé, who on Tuesdays cooked beef stew

The night before Her wedding, she went for a quiet walk along the sea

She found Him there, a familiar stranger humming Blame it on Me

He cried,

I wish we could go back to eating Green Thai Curry on Tuesday nights,

And making love under the stars while thinking the future is bright

Because even though you made me angry, you made me feel alive

And now I must live, knowing I've forever lost the Love of my life