#13 - The Proposal Response

There are rare moments when I feel inspired to write something new, based on philosophical ramblings that my mind loves to dive into whenever I zone out. (I personally enjoy this source of inspiration, it’s where I get the bulk of my creativity from.)

This time, I started wondering how a jaded narrator would respond to a proposal from a perpetual flirt. Here’s what I ended up with:

“I love you,” you say,

“And I want you to stay.”

And? What would you have me do?

What future would you lead me to?

Ribbons and roses,

Fake smiles and poses,

Will soon give way

To a grim and gray

Lifetime drenched in rain.

Spare me the tears,

The heartache and fears!

Sweet nothings of today

Could never hold sway

To the sorrow

Of tomorrow...

You’ll pass out at a bar

With another on your arm.

Words alone slip through like sand,

That foundation won’t stand.

Want me to stay?

Then hear what I say:

I want a tower

Built through the power

Of two strong souls

Whose dreams and goals

Are consistently tended to

With calloused hands, and soft hearts too.

If this is all too much for you...

Then sorry, but your love’s not true.