STRANGERS IN BED

It took me time to fall for you

You convinced me

Finally, I gave in

Not just coz I met you

I was falling in love with you

Seeing the love in your eyes

Feeling it in your touch

Encouraged me to open up

I thought we were inseparable

I thought this was forever

I would never date again

Never say never.

Slowly we drifted apart

We blamed our work schedules

We blamed the distance

We had all sorts of excuses

We were not ready to face the truth

We survived a near break up

We promised each other eternity

The love making was over the moon

The ugly head called culture came in

We tried but were able to get away

I was willing to do anything

I compromised a lot

Did you?

Apart we drifted

The phone calls became less

The conversation bordered on work and her

We stopped saying I love you

Unless prompted

I miss you became a chore

Text messages became less

I dreaded your visits

I knew they would be cordial and cold

We did not have much to talk about

It was just

Have you paid this bill?

Have done this and that

You started hanging out more often

To the point of sleeping in another’s bed

I fantasized about others

I craved your loving arms

Hugs, kisses and random playing

I was that lonely woman I swore never to become

Every night I cried myself to sleep

I missed what we had

I craved for your love and attention

I craved being your queen

I craved being the only woman in your life

Most of all I craved for you

The day you broke the news

I was devastated

I was broken

I thought it was a dream

I hoped it was a bad nightmare

When I saw you

When I saw the look in your eyes

When I heard the cold in your voice

I knew it was over

I am not sure of the duration

Maybe a year, a decade, a century

No idea

We became….

We have become….

We are….

©thelma migue, 2012

A cizoepoetry collection