A rose lay on the pavement,

broken and torn beyond repair.

I picked it up and thought

what a waste, 

this rose would've been

better off if given to me.

I cradled the dirty rose near to my chest

as my legs began to carry me

down the path which I knew best.

I sighed as I arrived at the park

where I saw my sister being

serenaded by her lovely betrothed.

it was a day of love all around

and yet my heart had qualms of its own.

I looked around in the park around me

and all I could see were the lovers

surrounded in a bubble.

My heart had never felt so alone until today

I ached for someone to stand with me

beside me, to love me

until a startling thought came to me

and I realized this is not yet meant to be.

There will be a day in the future

when I will be in my own bubble

with my lover, unconscious of reality.

It might be years till this happens

But I know it will.

For soulmates do exist 

and mine does too.

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