For My Eternal Valentine

By: Sharon Supriya


As I sat down to watch the rocky beach on an unstable broken tree,
a gush of warmth wrapped me, whispering my own love story.
The enchanting rhythm of the waves trying to wrap around the rocks with a desperate hug...did wet my eyes.

The wave tried to enchant the rock with a rhythmic music, elegant dance and a soft song.
She desperately leaps towards the rock, to cuddle it, love it, kiss it... and make it all hers.
The rock doesn't deny her, when she rushes towards him.
He welcomes her but then with its hard fist pushes her back to her own world.

She asks him why? He says that's just his way of loving her. He doesn't stop there.
He sings, an ode to his land. He says, "I need u. Yes I need you, to cuddle me, to love me, to kiss me, to cleanse me... But, I can't be yours. You may leave your world for me, but I can never. This is where my clan is. I am bound to my fellow siblings lying around me. I am rooted to my Earth. But I need u, may be for my own selfishness. But, I Need You."

Wave was hurt. She cried, lamented for few seconds, and then with the same rhythmic music, elegant dance and a soft song, rushed back to his arms,

For centuries now, she has never stopped loving him and he has never stopped denying her. They will keep wrapping each other with love, but will never ever be in each others arms for more than a moment.