The Proposal

Page 4-a maritime cadet's story

The “ring...?” I think you’ve noticed that there was an odd inclusion of a ring in the latter part of the poem. It was that I have just made a proposal to that girl in which she declined but she taken the ring otherwise. During that time, I thought I’m already ready to take on the marriage and build my own family. I have the means and everything back then, but we were also too young at that time. Fortunately, I was able to accept that fact in the end. This was the proposal:

I treasure so much this love and how I care

I’m pretty sure it can take us anywhere

To the sky, the stars, even the moon

Any moment with you will never end too soon

I promise that I’ll never let you go

Love you like the kind from a picture show

Wrap you in my arms and hold you so tight

Wipe your tears away and promise it’ll be alright

Hold my hand and we’ll run through the rain

Let the people think that we’re going insane

Surprise you with flowers and take you to France

Hold you under a star filled sky and teach you to dance

Always see you in the middle of the crowd

Call out your name, love you out loud

Take you to the scariest place in the park

Whisper the words “I love you” in the dark

Kiss you in public, let everyone stare

Show them how this is amazing but rare

Give you piggy back rides and kiss you on the head

Show that I listen to all the things you’ve said

Just be my princess that’s all that I ask

I’m sure you’ll find that to be an easy task

‘Cause you’re already perfect in all the things you do

That’s the reason why I’m deeply in love with you

And as long as you’re always there for me

I’ll continue what you want me to be

I’ll kiss you every time you walk through the door

Shout out how I love you even more

I’ll stay with you through the good and the bad

And talk to you even if I’m sad or mad

I’ll love you with all my might

And never walk away from a fight

I’ll tell you everything about my day

I will never lie in any sort of way

We will always be an equal team

Your life will be better than your dreams

We’ll travel the world hand in hand

Feel every water, touch every land

And when the day comes that we became one

I’ll smile brighter than the sun

‘Cause there’s nothing better than having you as wife

And waking up with you for the rest of my life

And there’s nothing else I would rather do

Than spend my life forever with you.

Yeah, the marriage did not materialize and we thought everything’s just fine and all will be alright. That’s what we’ve thought but we found later on that we were wrong, so wrong. As time flies by, the relationship got topsy-turvy until the situation got out of hand. That indescribable feeling which was thought to be forever was put to tests, trials and tragedy that that marred the once happy, wonderful relationship that we used to have before. I don’t know who’s to be blame, perhaps it’s me or maybe her. All I know is that both of us were included in that concern and it was our greatest mistake. She has her points and I have mine too.