Four Seconds

Ten winters long, I locked my heart away, within a dreary castle, black and luxorious

Where endless dark nights and unceasing rainstorms did guard my broken heart, shattered by first love

Refusing that pain to return, I built fortress walls from the ruins of petrified dreams, placing logic upon every watchtower

Standing tall atop the keep, I vowed no love would enter before Kairos showed his face at the gate

Thus I forged the steel within, rising from ashes and dust,

Becoming a better man in strength and mind, through hard work and sacred trust

In the tenth year, the grand universe brought light into the castle

A soft light like a heavenly pillar, dancing in the center of the throne room where I embraced my sorrow

My restless eyes still searched for the face of Kairos, that Master Archer, yet upon your charm my eyes were locked, oh Light

You are the radiance that calmed the storm, and ended the endless pitch-black night

The most beautiful girl I have known, you arrived with an innocent smile and constant kindness

Your presence is a prayer I quietly enjoy, as the seeds of affection begin to bloom

You stole my heart, before I realized the sorrow was erased, gone without a trace

We exist in the same heavenly vibration, souls connected naturally

The same way of laughing, and a similar shape of the nose

You are the source of my brilliant inspirations, and the spirit that will never die

The universe showed its blessing through the way nature works—directing, then bringing closer, pushing, then dictating the consciousness—that your heart is the other half of this one

Yet logic, not having found the form of Time, still holds the reins to keep me from moving forward, though the heart continues to rebel

Then, fate and the universe began to diverge; someone else held your hand, and I stood silent as a spectator in a foreign land

Your pure virtue, the sacrifices and jealousy you showed, made me surrender and become captured without complaint

Then I awaited a reason in uncertainty, so no heart would be hurt

I only acted in stealth, announcing to the world, that you are my love until death

For years I was held, on the thin, agonizing line of friendship

After five years in yearning, you took my fingers in silence... gently

The world stopped, time froze at our fingertips, by your will

Our hearts, pulses, and breaths are in one harmonious rhythm

Without a sound, you revealed the secret stored long in the deepest depths of your heart

A truth stronger than words the tongue can speak, immediately wrapping me in the love I craved

I feel whole again, my inner eye opened, and my happiness is complete

The most beautiful reality: that you, the girl I love, are standing beside me, holding my fingers without words or gaze, declaring that I am your true first love

Four seconds... felt like forever...

I am your witness, to the steadfastness and courage you declared, driven by true love

That heavenly feeling has settled in my chest, inspiring me to the virtue you always hold firm

Like dharma, the way of the cross, and the path of knights, I pledge my life to you: Waiting until the path is pure, free from every blemish

I will not let any stain touch you, and I will not be the cause of others bleeding, or tasting the sorrow I once felt

Between time and fate that continue to race, I stake my hope upon sacrifice and regret, that you will surely find the reason