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Invisible
by Abdullahi M, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Age 17

I was but invisible,
'Till thou appeared.
I am now,
Huggable,
Kissable,
Touchable,
Lovable!
Invisible am I, no longer;

For thou hast touched mine own core.

Crimson as thy lips,
Curvaceous as thy hips.
How couldst thou love me?

I looked in thine eyes,
Enraptured 'till dawn.
How 'twas a beautiful, magnificent sight!

As the night was coming to an end,
Thou dear one,
Sealed it with a kiss,
Thou hast made everything - Beyond right!

Let us pray that death ne'er to us come,
For thou art my life, my love, my soul.

Yet...

Like every sunrise,
Death shall come.
For thee [one day] shan't be here,
So please, please do heed-
This silence that isn't silence,
But hidden cries of fear.

Like a tsunami interloper,
Water shall rise.
Like a question never answered,
I shall ponder 'pon my 'Whys?"

Death is beyond me,
Some might not admit.
I shall [just] drown,
In agonizing pity.
Reminiscing of thee,
As fragments of thy face,
Leave me -
I shall thereafter

Be.

I n v i s i b l e

Again.