2:48 a.m.

The stage.

It is large and exhibits signs of frequent use – creaky floorboards, chipped paint – but still young and sturdy. On this platform, many a play has taken place. Each depicting the anatomy of life – the tragedy, the comedy, the drama, the romance and the history. Hundreds of actors have played a part – the villain, the friend, the relative, the lover and the extras. Some come and go. Others choose to keep up appearances. Several remain chronic performers.

Curtain calls.

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Paradise

I dreamed of exploring many a place,
To behold sights and wonders,
I could not witness in a single location.

Then you came along,
And brought me to a place
You had brought no other.
A place that only you and I could claim.

Where the day brought only sunshine,
Amidst a golden paradise.
Where the afternoon brought breath-taking sunsets,
That bled the horizon with a vibrant spectrum of color.

Where the night always sparkled
With crystal and diamonds.
A place where we share our most intimate moments,
Where we made our most precious memories,
Where our hearts will linger,
Until the blood ceases to flow through our veins.
A place that is none but our own,
That no power any less than God’s can conquer and destroy.

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Worldly Phenomenon

The earth is a massive edifice,
Where billions of individuals roam.
It would take endless lifetimes,
For one person to journey around it,
To discover its beginning and its end,
To step foot on every expanse of land,
Cross the vast oceans that lie in between.
With the impossible task of meeting,
Every one of those billions.
Yet, there is a power that rules the earth,
An invincible, mysterious force
That brings two unsuspecting individuals together,
Into a blessed union that fuses two into a whole.
It is a human emotion in itself,
A sensation that the mind cannot seem to fathom,
That questions of the intellect,
May fail to achieve a conclusion to,
However, when the mind rests in the heart
For a special, tangible, exhilarating moment
It can be easily understood…
It is called Love.

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Before you...

Before you,

My heart was none but my own.
A vacancy for tenants,
Until you made it your home.
Before love,
My heart was free.
Free to give,
Free to receive.
Until you gave me love,
And received my love faithfully.
Before commitment,
I should have told you sooner,
The rules about my heart.
I should have made it clear.
Before anything else,
You should've known:
"Don't make me love you,
If not for always.
Don't make me love you,
If we'll only be friends in the end.
Don't make me love you,
For I love only once.
Don't make me love you,
For my heart will be yours.
Don't make me love you,
For if you leave you'll take my heart away."

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Us

There was a time when I knew nil of your existence,
Then there came a time I knew but chose to be ignorant,
Till the time you decided to capture me from oblivion.
You drew near like a moth to a flame, with an eager desire,
I took a few steps back as if before me was a raging fire.
But steadfast you incessantly proceeded,
Inch by inch I retreated although I was beginning to falter.
Your pace quickened as I began to slow down,
Until we found ourselves close enough to touch.
Suddenly, the world stopped turning, the clock stopped ticking.
Your eyes became a mirror of mine.
And my eyes a reflection of yours.
With three words you had me falling,
Into a deep eternal well from which I never wanted to emerge.
But I was not alone for you had been there all along waiting patiently.
Your arms enveloped me and you made an oath to release me never.
We were free-falling through an ardent whirlpool of Love.
Deaf to all but the sound of our hearts beating in unison.
Mute to all but the intimate secrets uttered by your lips on mine.
Blind to all but the countenance of One truly in love.
All was the world. All was Me. All was You.
The only thing in existence was Us.

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