I Carried Love for Her When I Arrived

I knew I could never be with her,

still, I loved her too deeply.

Not to keep her beside me,

but to prove that my love was real.

Time and circumstance played their part,

for perhaps we were never meant

to walk the same path together.

I could fight the world for her,

but when the universe itself intervenes,

even warriors are silenced.

I am not angry that she walked away,

but that she never truly understood.

I lost my value and my worth,

not through hatred or jealousy,

but by loving her sincerely.

They say,

we arrive empty-handed,

and leave empty-handed,

taking nothing with us.

But how do I tell her,

that I came into this life,

already carrying love for her?

And I am certain

I will carry that love

even when I leave.

That truth,

Will remain for eternity.

By

Sanji-Paul Arvind