A love letter...

The days before I laid eyes on you

Girl, I've never felt this way

For there is something special about you

What is it, I cannot say

 

It makes me feel so close to you

Like I've known you all these days

An extraordinary sensation

That makes me feel so out of place

 

Is it your long black hair

Soft and sweet-smelling of flowers

Or is it your dark soft eyes

Which leave me dreaming for hours

 

Is it your beautiful lips

Part of your dazzling smile

That charms all around you

And spreads warmth for over a mile

 

The tender touch of your hands

The dainty steps of your feet

The way you flash your angry eyes

When you meet people, the way you greet

 

With your every move girl,

My heart skips a beat

And leaves me in the cold

Forever seeking your heat

 

I miss you very badly girl

Every second that you're away

You're in my heart and my mind

For twenty six hours a day

 

You're the reason for what I am

You're the reason for what I'm not

You're my other half, you complete me

You're my mind, you're my only thought

 

I love you girl, I love you

Till the sun sets in the east

Till the ocean dries to its bed

Till the trees have no leaves

Till the sky falls on my head

I love you girl, I love you

PS: I won the love letter writing competition in college with this one. 

Lonely in your Absence...

I close my eyes, I see her from behind ...
Her hair is a moonless night, darkest and yet serenely peaceful

She turns around ...
And the moon appears... only clearer than the celestial one

She sees me ...
Two twinkling stars... innocently enticing me into its depths
Asking of me mischievous questions without uttering a word
Or is it my imagination

She smiles ...
Her smouldering radiance... igniting smiles on other faces around

She moves ...
Her grace, she's a falling snowflake, a flowing river

She approaches ...
Her scent... a hundred roses would feel inadequate

With her hands, she gestures to me...
Magic wands waving mesmerising arcs through the air

Like a fly, I'm drawn to her flame ...
A flame that can consume me, I'm aware

Unable to withdraw, not wanting to either
An embrace in it is worth a painful death

I reach out ...
Just as I take that leap of faith

She stops, having put on a mysterious mask
A glint in her dancing eyes, I can't comprehend
An evasive smile, that suddenly feels different

She turns around, and walks away.

I'm scalded, and yet not consumed
I've fallen, and yet not lastingly broken
With scars, that I'm sure will eventually fade

But for now, it hurts, this loneliness ...