The Final Stretch

REMINDER:

REMINDER: by tingtamtam

© 2013

I would like to remind everyone 

that love is not a fairytale,

or a plot twist in a book or TV show.

It is as real as their warm body,

as it moulds together with yours. 

There are no fireworks

or electric sparks when you kiss,

but your heart will pound and you'll briefly wonder 

if they can hear your nervousness 

as loudly as you can.

You'll love them

and they'll love you in return

for as long as it takes before it fades out 

(if ever) 

because sometimes it takes the dying of one love

to give way to something bigger and greater.

Never forget those you've loved before, 

for that's the greatest insult of all,

worse than every curse and every heated fight.

To forget says that you never cared,

even when you were together.