Love Poem: Dear Junaid
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Written by: Anneline Moodley

Dear Junaid

Abscence of sounds of your laughter
Is like the echoes of emptiness 
In the depths of this dark universal blackness  
Unbeknown to others but me, 
called life. 

I long for the gleeful pangs of joy 
Your smile bestowed upon me with every greeting. Reminiscences of us sadly fleeting. 
Overcome anxiety, 
Feign happiness, 
Evaporated woes 
Unexpectedly dissipated amidst our unity. 
Don't you recall, 
Humorous banter, 
Forever  goodyes, 
The sweetest hellos 
And passionate sincerity to one another. 
My desperate desire for your magnificence, 
Forcing you away. 
I love you  more than anything . 
That's all I ever want to say. 
You will always mean more to me than any other.  
You are my life, my love , my family. 

I would rather fight with you till the end of time 
Then be so much as be looked at, by another. 
Even now when you so fiercely push me away, 
I don't want to go astray.  
I want to be yours forever more. 
We will love each other  
Through an eternity of lifetimes. 

Trying to reach you my star, 
But you are bruised and feel so so fallen. 
My fault.  
Dim gleams hover behind your clouds of darkness. 
I see you. 
Anger. 
I feel you. 
Pain. 
Still taste you...delicious. 
I still need you....your love.... 
Have I ever not or have you forgot?  
Will our tomorrow please resurface? 
The light inside of me burns your candle of infinity. 
Our love ignited and fuelled by the other. 
I tried to distance myself  
But I'm not strong enough.  
Your firefly. 
These are my efforts. 
I know you need space and some time. 
I really am trying.  
But as you know, 
Even fate  can't  keep us apart.