Straight from the Heart

Page 8-a maritime cadet's story

I then heard a story straight from the heart

About a boy and how his world began again to fall apart

It started when he thought this girl would finally make his life complete

For just thinking of her made his heart skips a beat

As the weeks passed by, he fell more in love and was less aware

Of how often life turns out to be unfair

Until one day he finally give in

He realized there was no way he could win

He said to himself that he have to let go

Even if he knows how much he loves her so

When he turned around a tear slid down his cheek

There’s no need for word, no need to speak

The next few days were the hardest on his bed

He truly felt that he’s all alone, isolated

His friend pushed in his face how had won

Another said, “I know she’s just another one”

His buddy said, “Come on, you’ll be okay”

While his bunkmate just tried to stay away

At home it was like his family wasn’t even there

None of them seem to really care

His life had no more color, just black and white

Even getting out of bed turned into a fight

Despite his tries things just weren’t like before

Then he decided, “I don’t want to try anymore

At that moment he tried to cut his feelings out

But the more he ignored her the more it began to shout

When he saw her that day, he could no longer just walk by

And before he knew it his mouth opened up and out came “hi”

She looked up and replied his greeting

He just smiled and joined her, walking

Every day they talked a little more

And every day he began to love her a little less than before

As the days passed by, he became more and more aware

About how it’s okay that life is so unfair

Because eventually everything becomes your past

You may not know it but your memories will always last

And with that I hope you see

Not all love is meant to be

Stand tall, hold up your chin

Hold on and don’t give in

And believe me when I say

The right one will come one day

She’ll open your eyes to things you can’t even see

Believe this for this is a midshipman’s story.

Why do we often love people who don’t love us back? Why are we often loved by those we can never love back? Why do we have to fall in love to the right person at the wrong time and why do we fall to the wrong person when the time is right? There’s so much chaos in the world that everything seems wrong, everything is not in their proper place or where they were meant to be. What does this really meant? Why everything like this did happen so frequently?