"... And Then I Kissed Him"

Another poem inspired by the same melody

they say you shouldn't

love someone just because

they make you happy.

but, rather love them because

you're happy.

though the ideas are similar,

they are quite the opposite-

different.

 

someone once told me

that I shouldn't turn to

you to fix my problems.

I don't.

I turn to you

because

you're my rock,

someone I know

will hold me and help me.

I've never wanted to you

be a fix to a broken heart.

I wanted you to help me

fix it.

 

whenever I ask you to call,

and I'm in tears,

I feel horrible.

you always tell

me it's alright, that you don't mind.

in truth, I ask you to call

because just knowing you're

there,

makes everything worth it.

knowing you're there...

it reminds me that I'm not alone

anymore.

it reminds me when I start

to doubt everything...

that I don't have to

handle everything by myself,

that I no longer have to feign

strength.

that I can break without

criticism and you'll be

there to help pick

up all the

pieces.

 

I admit,

that when we first talked,

I never expected to

fall in love with you.

but, now, a

year later, I'm so glad

I did.

for, I never believed

anyone could love the

broken person, the broken

spirit I had become.

though...

you did the impossible.

or rather, what I thought to be impossible.

you fell in love with me.

 

despite my flaws,

my imperfections.

despite that I was broken

and needed fixing.

despite that you, too,

were broken.

despite all of this...

you found me,

fell in love with me,

and have stayed by me through

all the pain I've been through.

 

and for that...

I will always be grateful.

for that,

I will always love you.

 

though,

it's like they say...

you can't love someone because

they fixed you.

or because they make you smile.

in truth,

I smile

because

I love you.

 

yet,

in the few

stolen hours in

the  movie theatre,

everything becomes worth

the distance between us;

it becomes worth the wait.

 

we sat in the darkness of the

cinema,

hand intertwined.

....

and then I kissed you.