Love Story

I asked my lover; do you love me?
She smiled, said gently, I like you, but do not love you.

I had heard these heartbreaking answers before,
So, I asked again, should we break up, and move on?
She smirked and said, Do whatever you want but just do not jump over the cliff.

Living in Roky mountains, I used to climb a little hill on weekends,
I decided to go to the top and see how the jump from cliff will look like,

Get there, see a girl standing on the ledge,
Carefully got behind her, peeked at the valley below,
Asked her, how do you feel to jump from here?
You are already heart broken, you may not die, but you will break your bones.

I asked her to get down, we sat on a boulder overlooking valley,
It was bright morning, sun shining over blue spruce, clouds drifting around,
We both looked at the blue skies, and wondered what if sun gets blocked by clouds,
Answer was in our hearts; sun still shines brightly behind the clouds.

We joined hands, came down the hill and promised,
Let us be friends before we turn into lovers forever.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Seeker Avatar
May 27, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Love is not an on/off button, allow heart lotus to bloom in its own time. Reminds me of a girl’s response to a proposal in a movie where she says “I love you but I’m not in love with you!”
Clarke Avatar
May 22, 2023 at 7:34 AM
So glad that you both left holding hands with the aim of building your friendship into love Jay. I was gripped by your story.
Narain Avatar
May 22, 2023 at 9:56 AM
Thanks for liking.
Lane Avatar
May 21, 2023 at 12:26 PM
I am enamored with your story, Jay. The move from friends to lovers is quite a jump but not as scary as diving off a cliff. I always hope for the most romantic relationship.
Narain Avatar
May 22, 2023 at 9:57 AM
Tanks for liking
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