The Explanation

I’ve never been one for sappy romances,

or delayed gratification,

or wrapping paper, for that matter.

I hate that tingling in my feet whenever I feel

I’m about to fall off a precipice,

and I don’t believe that people who consistently get

the short end of the stick magically become happy.

 

Yet there you are, on one be-corduroyed knee,

telling me that something I firmly believe

is not, in fact, true.

 

So unless that tiny little box you’re holding

contains a spare quarter for me to do my laundry,

or the missing back from one of my favorite earrings,

I’d rather you didn’t open it,

because if it’s what I think it is,

I know I’ll stop believing everything I believe,

and I’m still not sure if happiness is really

worth the risk of disappointment.

 

Oh!

Now why on Earth did you do that?

Reviews

[Wolfwind]

Oh! This was a wonderful piece, filled with a level of mirth and joyous numbness!

The reason I enjoyed this so much was because it speaks against the romantic dreams that flows through much of what I write. I could imagine the shock and horror on the mans face if, after having done everything right, crossed all his T's and dotted all his i's in the guide book of romantic proposals, only to be turned down do to the beliefs that this peace flows with... It would be torment upon the soul of any bard!

Yet... I can totally understand where the piece originated from. It is for that reason that I strive everyday to spark a we bit of joy into people that are feeling down. Happiness comes from within the individual... They first must have faith in that happiness before any romantic soul could affect a romantic moment with that soul. =)

Great Ink!
Aaron - Wolfwind

[bobc]

Very, very nice read...thanx...bobc