There once was a child
Who knew not of his origin
Yet was born
Into misery and depression
He had not the heart of a killer
But was conditioned to believe so
And as a consequence
He never experienced emotions
Or knew of their existence
Until he knew of the existence of others
He became an onlooker
Watching others interact with each other
This to him
Became a sport of spectating
And after watching others displaying emotions
This lonely child yearned to feel those emotions
He wanted to experience something
Other than pain
Something other than fear
Years past and this child
Yet still a child, but not quite
Made a decision
He decided that his sole purpose in living
Is to find a love of his own
A love that would love him back
For he saw no other reason for living
No other light in darkness
He aged into a young adult
Whose first findings in his search
Led him to believe
That none could love him back
Or love him as much as he would love them
He thought that he was worthless
Then diving into drugs
Altering him mentally and physically
Discovering the hazards of what he was doing
Ultimately deciding to give his search
A few last tries
Before his expiration
He had no hopes in finding love
For this child was in such pain
When it just so happened
That this child, this adult
Stumbled upon something
And in that stumble he fell in love
With a girl who was on a similar search
Spending time with her had awoken his emotions
He finally found his joy and happiness
Then on a faithful night
He heard her speak words he’d thought he’d never hear
I love you
And it was then that he knew
That she was the one he wanted a life with
The only one he wanted to be with
He did not want to live without her
He cannot live without her
He made a promise…But
Will she promise the same
BY OSCAR TORRES LEON
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