A Story About Love

"Taj President, good morning and how can I help you sir"

The voice he heard over the line set his heart aflutter.

He couldn't understand it, 

How this simple greeting, 

Had caused his pulse to start racing. 

He seemed bewitched by that voice,

As if the fates had left him no choice.

There was a magnetic pull unknown,

And so each day, he reached for the phone,

To have that slight bit of conversation.

Little did he know they would last for his life's duration.

That he would wake up each day to her good mornings

And end each one with her good nights.

The first time they laid eyes on each other,

Definitely surprised her in to a stutter.

It was anything but an ideal situation,

She - all wrapped up in her blankets shivering,

He - having spent the day frantically wondering,

What happened to that voice that made his days seem brighter?

He'd dashed out of his home and made up his mind,

Today the face to that voice, he'd definitely find.

And so their story began anew,

Looking back, they felt that their time together just flew.

It was filled to the brim with trials and troubles, 

That usually came with the package of love and romantically involved couples.

But they persevered together for 14 long years,

Through the ups and the downs and all of their fears.

Married on 21st December 1991,

That is when their second story begun.

This is where the fairy tales end,

Happily ever after, but I won't pretend.

They had their fair share of road bumps and fights

But at the end of the day they always came back to make things right

And next came one more little joy (I think) - me!

And their story went forward, now including three.

Here I leave you with the end of this piece,

About the re-telling of a love that didn't cease.

Maybe it was never about the gift wrapped ending,

That all the movies and novels have had us believing.

But faith, strength, determination and understanding,

That are pillars of a relationship that can be everlasting.