Poem

The Lover's War

Story after story

Line after line

They take turns

They twist it

They squeeze it

And bury the truth

Maybe even reveal like a chameleon

It's there breathing,

But you don't see easily, it's hidden

In colors, it's hidden

It's hidden in the grass, it turns green

It's hidden in the tree bark, it turns brown

You don't notice until you take a step further

And closer and...

And deeper and deeper

You dive

You get used to swimming

You love the water

You embrace it

It  becomes your life

And you forget where you came from

Your original is lost

Then you thrive

Hard, effortlessly, selflessly

You reach

Deep, deep, deep into it

You make an extra move

You touch the treasure

Thinking it belongs to you

The one you thought you had won

The one you thought you deserved

The feeling, the smile

Oh! I have won the race, you say

I crossed the finish line

And then... in an attempt to cross over

The line becomes a wall

An indestructible Jericho

                                                By ~Alari~