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Love-Catcher

A long time ago,

There lived a girl,

Who dreamt of a 'happily ever after'

Her mind immersed in the pages of a fairy-tale.

"Her yearning heart finds solace

In the embrace,

Of a steadfast companion."

It was a very abstract and intangible thing,

But oh God, how she craved it,

In the sanctum of her thoughts,

A scroll adorned the walls,

Depicting her destiny's unfolding

She would find him,

The one, that made all the princesses blush

and her handmaidens swoon

The story that would be re-told for ages to come

In adoring tones, "Oh, weren't they the best!"

And so she embarked,

On the quest of unwavering love

She traversed the lands,

where the trees await the sun's kiss

But the compass of her heart signaled her true north

It was where the sand becomes one with the sea

She reached the coast,

but her heart didn't skip a beat

The same monotonous tempo

reminded her of the ticking of time

Was he truly that elusive?

Wasn't there a tale curated for her?

Was he just a creation of her craving?

Was love not meant for her?

Was her lonesome saga truly a never-ending story,

With a multitude of volumes filling the library of her fate?

Was the only answer,

to her soul's lament,

a love-catcher?

A shield against the bitterness of a twisted love,

And opening a portal for the arrival of her true love?