FELL

I saw him and I fell, 

Hard and fast, 

like a gravitational spell

I saw his mouth, and his eyes, 

and I forgot how to swim, 

as I drowned deeper in

I heard his mesmerizing voice, 

as he said my name, 

how it sounded like a prayer

And in that moment, 

I could have fallen a hundred times

And yet, somehow...

As he uttered his next words, 

I was liberated, 

Liberated, as if, from a trance

And now...now he was falling…

Fallen in my eyes, no longer handsome, 

as I realized, without a doubt,

Beauty can turn around, 

when an ugly mind comes out.

The Search

 I look in crannies, and in nooks, 

I check in drawers, and in hooks, 

see for myself, behind the big drapes, 

in boxes of all sizes, and all shapes

I wonder what I look for though, 

Was it a friend, or a foe?

Or maybe, it was both yin and yang, 

and then I remember, with a sharp pang

It is no thing, it has no name, 

it is different from me, yet somehow same, 

Right becomes left, and left is right, 

with it, in the end, I have to fight

It pulls me down, takes me high, 

But it cannot hide, it cannot lie, 

the world, can, become obsolete, 

As long as, its eyes, I can meet

It is after all, myself in the mirror, 

Lost and found, both together, 

I for her, and she for me, 

Competitors, supporters, remain we.

GROWING UP

Growing up, I was surrounded by princesses,

with big pretty eyes, and such long tresses,
Ones who were mesmerizing and fragile,
to get over their beauty, it took me a while

And so, Disney world, taught me hope,
of a man, with whom I would elope,
It became the only dream, my only desire,
Finding him, became a need, dire

Until I turned eleven, and we were introduced,
She who, only her books seduced,
She who taught me to be smart first of all,
Knowledge, not heels, would make me tall

With her bushy hair, and large front teeth,
Hiding a courageous, loving heart beneath,
Witty, and smart, yet others she admired,
Studying, helping, somehow still never tired.

She spoke to me, on another level,
And for the first time, in love with myself I fell,
found something more special than superficial,
I befriended Hermione and her world so real

And so began my journey, of discovery,
to meet my soul mate, was no longer a hurry,
I focused on more than just dresses and boys,
in books, and friends, I found worldly joys.

REALIZATION

I see you across the city mall,
I stop for a second, and almost fall,
it has been months, yet it's all the same,
I stop myself from screaming your name.

But you see me anyway, and walk towards me, 
I straighten my hair, as my reflection I see, 

My heart races on, and my fingers ache, 
I remember our last time, by the lake.

In a second a woman becomes a girl again, 
as my eyes reflect all of my pain, 
and then, as if magically, it all goes away,
I smile at you and talk about the day.

I go home that evening, feeling light,
finally over you, I exclaim with delight,
and I dream again that very night,
about a shining Armour and a Knight.