A Man and A Woman
I come from the mountains, a place where they sayA vision of paradise greets you every day
You grow up feeling like you're in a fairytale
But what happens when that snow turns into hail?
I was a girl, with dreams of romance
And one day, a prince arrived and gave me a chance
To enter his world of roses and silk
How can there be so much beauty in utter filth?
For a girl it is so easy to get swept away
To think you will get what you want, come what way
But it is also so easy to get trapped in a dragon's lair
And instead of helping you, people only stare
To fall for the charms and the honeytraps laid by this world
Oh I was so silly when I was a girl
One day I ran away, but I didn't know where I was running
I thought I'd found a refuge, but it wasn't yet morning
My protector betrayed me, and I thought I was lost again
But somebody who'd seemed like a monster saved me from further pain
He taught me that the only protector I had lay within my own heart
And I finally learnt how to fight back for a start
He never gave up, instead he showed me another home
For the pain inside him resonated with my own
He made me meet new people, he gave me a new meaning
But he never acted like it was a favour, it was all about teaching
I taught him to let his guard down, to trust like I had once before
Because suddenly I'd transformed into a girl once more
But this was a new girl, one who smiled and knew how to live
But was wary, and not so quick to believe
He showed me how to let out the anger inside
He told me to unleash my rage, I had nothing to hide
He was a man unlike the one I'd loved once upon a time
He had a heart of gold, and it was impossible to ignore its shine
The past always comes back to face you
And this time, it threatens your present too
I cannot see him suffering because of the mistakes I made
I cannot let the inner courage inside me fade
He's taught me to be brave, now is the time to show what I've learned
And how to protect the love and respect I have earned
The same love and respect another man had stolen
The man I'd trusted with all my heart, but he'd only left me broken
Now I need to counter his every move with one of my own
Because now I'm a woman, and I have a backbone
I don't run away, I give it back in equal measure
There is no spiteful hatred or vindictive pleasure
The simple coldness of giving an eye for an eye
Of telling Raghav the truth behind Viraj's lies
I cannot give myself fully to him yet,
Before I've taken care of everything I'd tried to forget
I cannot love Raghav, and yet I cannot let anything happen to him
I want to be his shield, to stand with him through thick and thin
Because there is no candy now, no castles in the air
Just thorny bushes and the ground so empty and bare
And if I come through this without turning completely inhuman
I'll know it's because of this new feeling I have now
Of what lies between the hearts a man and a woman...
P.S. Poem credit...Meg
Edited by -Alina- - 11 years ago
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