The Bus Ride

A romantic piece I wrote based on a story my girlfriend made for me

I still remember that day

When we were two strangers on a bus

In a city where we didn’t belong

On a journey unmapped

A destination unclear

With no means of survival, but hope

 

I still remember that instant

When our eyes first met

For it was right then that we knew

Our worn out hearts had found shelter

Our cold hands had found warmth

Our lonely souls had found a mate

 

It has been years now

Since we hopped off that bus together

And walked miles towards an uncertain destination

Being each other’s warmth during cold blizzards

Quenching each other’s thirsts during heat waves

Stealing kisses, laughing together, holding hands, making love

Unbothered by all the hardships around

 

After years of travelling the world

We ended up in the same city where we first had met

But this time feeling so happy and satisfied

We sat on the same bus

And it was then that I once again looked in your eyes

And in that instant I knew nothing but you

Your features

Your being

Your soul

 

It was then that I realized

I had finally found my destination

The moment our eyes had first met on that bus

You were my destination

You were my safety

My dreams

My happiness

My home

My life

It was all you

All along