A Love Story

A Love Story

Maybe its just that season

Petals of love swirlin’ in the air

And I can’t explain how or the reason

Why my heart just doesn’t care

About anything except how he’s here

And the joy, happiness within me

Making me stutter now that he’s near

Through my veins, a talisman of glee

I wanna look fine, feel fresh

Wear nice clothes, spray some mist

I’ll do it all to look my best

All to show how much he was missed

Every second together is precious

I can’t stand to think of separation

Sometimes, I admit, I’m overzealous

In my excitement, my exhilaration

I don’t want to this end

Our special time of me and you

Forgive my past; I’m here with amends

Please don’t bid me adieu

No, you can’t leave me like this

Stranded, alone, and desperate

Without you, my life is dull, amiss

Before meeting you, I was a guilty culprit

Involved in all sorts of nonsense

But now I’m right and better with you around

Always angry, always taking offense

Walking around with a big ole frown

But that’s all gone – I’ve long since burned that corpse of me

Long since shed that skin far, far away

I feel different now, always happy

Always having something good to say

I didn’t realize my life’s precious

You’ve lit a fire of hope ablaze

I promise I won’t be treacherous

This good side of me won’t be just a phase

My brain’s in a tizzy, can’t seem to think

For you, I don’t mind standing long hours

At times, even leaving my food and drink

You’ve given me a gift better than flowers

I don’t know how much clearer I can be

But meeting you has been fate

Falling in love must have been destiny

Thank you, Ramadan, for this wonderful date.

Maheen is currently on her way to fulfilling her childhood dream of being a teacher. In her spare time, she enjoys working for One Voice, the first Muslim youth newspaper in NJ.