When We First Met

By Elizabeth Opiyo

The first time I met Seth,
I was confused and infused
I couldn’t wait to tell him that he was cute,
I wasn’t sure if Electric was the right word for his eyes that had already been locked into mine.
I lacked the exact slang word to use; between hottie or a hunky.
And I was thinking of a hot selfie with him at the same time,
But when I got the chance to tell him,
I only said “wow!”
And he asked “What?” And I replied that I’ve seen my dream car.

I thought that fate was responsible for all this and I wanted us to go for a first date,
It felt like the ether together with the angels had paid me a surprise visit,
And they gave me a brand-new smile’.
I saw him in everything that came my way.
The reason I talked, smiled and sleep walked.
The reason I cried when I was supposed to be sleeping.
I wanted him by my side,
To soothe the feelings that I could not hide.

I wished to make him the one friend I would never offend,
His flaws I wanted to hide under my toes,
Because I only trusted my shoes at keeping secrets,
I wanted him to put a ring on my finger,
And between the same fingers,
his strength and his hope, I wanted to give a home,

Yes, I dreamt and wished for this,
Until I forgot and abandoned me,
The little innocent girl I used to be,
I never knew that I had grown up into a woman I wasn’t familiar with,
A woman who had become her own enemy,
A woman who had left her place in the world,
Locked up her thoughts in prison,
And found a dreadful space in the cruel heart of a beast.

With a little introspection and self-realization,
I was strong enough to walk back… back, back, back,
To that little pretty innocent girl I had left in the world of reality,
Just to hug her tight and instead of telling her sorry,
To let her know that the lesson was worth the hurt,
Just to remind her to forget the pain and start again,
A life full of self-love and hope,
Because hope never died,

Hope was only waiting for me to decide.
For I was only one step away.