Everything but a Dream

A Poem by Jofer Serapio

I once had everything I could wish for
Great friends, a loving environment
I never had the audacity to try and leave that all
Life was the greatest gift I cherished the most

I wrote most often to express myself
I wrote poetry, stories, and novelettes.
I wrote my daily experiences, my adventures
I love writing and letting people read a part of me

Then she came
A princess, an angel
She brought new meaning to my existence
I couldn’t stop thinking of her and only her

So I did everything for her to be mine
She promised she’d be mine and I’d be hers
I enjoyed her company
I enjoyed it too much

I forgot my friends
I grew ignorant of my world
I failed to remember my passion of writing
I threw everything I had for her

Days passed, seasons went
She grew tired of me but I didn’t of her
She left me for another
She broke me and our promise

Each day, I would put on a mask of happiness
Like nothing ever happened
Each night, I take off that mask
I look in the mirror and see a broken man

My world broke down
Everything fell on me
I don’t regret loving her
I regret loving her too much

I grew tired of trying
I grew tired of my sanity
Trusting anybody else had become hard for me
After everything that transpired, I find it hard to be human again