travels

when i met you (her)

when i met you

i was lost

stuck with no way to go

it was nearing night

i had no hope

but then you suddenly appeared

umbrella in hand

and you offered your hand

and i took it

and i am fortunate

for i have met you

and you have made my life infinitely better

i remember the time

i first held your hand

for if i had not

held your hand

i would have fallen

and become lost again

and you gave me a queer feeling

one that gave me strength and courage

to face the coming day

oh yes, i remember

the time we drifted in the night

and sang together

it was beautiful 

i had no words to describe it

it was perfect

i clearly remember swaying from side to side

the small umbrella

barely carrying the both of us

and though we hit a very big tree

and we got entangled in the branches 

and leaves fell down on us

i remember we were giggling;

and it was wonderful

i shall never forget

the way you refused to let go of my hand

as we both fell down

when the flock of birds hit us

i got wounded

but it did not matter

for what mattered was

you were there

and you refused to let go of my hand

and it gave me such a queer feeling

back then, 

i had no idea who i was

and then you arrived

and you helped me discover

just who i was

and what was lying beneath

my weary eyes

and innocent braids

you didn't fix me

but you handed me the scotch tape

so i could fix myself instead

and that, for me;

is infinitely better

for i do not need any prince charming

to sweep me off my feet

i only want a boy

who carries a floating umbrella

and brings me around in the night

with the cicadas creaking

and the stars shining bright

for that is my favorite kind of night

with a slight chill in the air

as we drift in the wind

i can assure you,

i never regretted meeeting you

when i was lost out at sea

becuase you helped me immensely

not only to fix myself

but to guide me back home

down a well-trodden path

i don't want a prince charming

i want a boy carrying an umbrella

who can fly

and is lost himself

and when the dawn arrived, 

you had to take me home

and i knew it wouldn't,

couldn't,

shouldn't, last

so i memorized everything that happened

and stored it in a special place in my memories

so that no one could distort it

or even know about it

for it was our little secret

our perfect moment

something intimate shared between us

and you delivered me on my doorstep

and i hugged my mother

and you were there smiling

and she thanked you profusely

but you waved her off

and said something so beautiful

i almost cried

and as we bid our goodbyes;

we promised

that this was not the last time

we would see each other again

and sway to the song of the wind at night

once more