Hero Gets The Girl

Hence, lacking in said attributes, the rest of us must then wholly submit to other designs to compete for hearts we wish to beat alongside our own. And tirelessly working to be cured of the extravagance of youth, prudent should then be our use of words and inherent gifts lest we depart time and again with the bitter prizes of lonely or broken hearts.
In years past, exuberance always assured me that it’ll take eternity to deplete the fishes in the sea, but painful experiences has refuted that thought and taught me instead that good friends and great loves are quite hard to find.
So aware now that beautiful or handsome, tall or short, brave or smart, fat or slim are only brandings that strive to intimidate and suppress my own God given attributes which might be sincerity, humility, unselfish care, truthfulness, devotion…
I here mourn for loves that I should’ve gained but lost to the baneful belief of not measuring up. And were it possible to bring those lost years forward, I would’ve done things differently. I would’ve gone to the object of my affection as myself and not masquerade in the norm that I only thought was acceptable by the crowd.
Who knows, maybe I would’ve had a better chance and come away with love’s bounties had I parted with a gentle sharing of my feelings with words in ink as here, because now that I sit here dwelling on soured sorrows, I’ve realized that it is not always that the
Hero gets the girl
Credits
Credits
Words: Chidozie Onuoha
Top: MNG
Shorts: H&M
Photography: MillarePhotos
Comments
Post a Comment