A/N: Hey everybody! I'm usually not a big fan of the whole SNL thing, but this IS Valentines Day so why not? This poem's title comes from a song by Hall & Oates. Check out "Sara Smile", it's a really sweet love song. Enjoy this and please review!
It's You and Me
When my roar was still a puny growl
and my crimson mane—a mere tuft on my brow,
you were always there to laugh at my jokes
—even when they involved you.
You never gossiped or pouted like the other girls.
With you, there were only smiles.
You weren't there when he died.
I wish you had been, you were always so level-headed.
You would've seen straight through Scar's lies.
Or, at the very least, we could have said good-bye.
But you weren't there
—and I wasn't there for you.
I don't think I was really there at all, to be honest.
Simba died in the gorge, right next to the Lion King.
I wish I could say that those years were hell,
but that would imply that I felt something then.
And I didn't—I was completely and utterly empty.
And then you were there again, but you weren't.
Those years under Scar had forced you to grow up fast.
But you were still Nala, my sweet, beautiful Nala.
And I felt something then that I had never felt before, ever.
I feel it every time you look at me with those sapphires you call eyes.
I was in love.
You were there for the battle on Pride Rock.
You were the first to come to my side, and I know that you'll be the last
—to ever leave it.
And then I took you for my queen and mate.
Life could not have been happier.
We were two young and inexperienced monarchs,
but we had each other—Thank the Kings.
You've been the one constant in my life.
If it weren't for you, I'd have died and joined my father long ago.
From out of grief for Kopa
or by Zira's hands
or out of loneliness.
But we're still here, you and I.
Still trekking through life without a care in the world.
I'd call This love, but It's grown far too strong to be defined.
It's more true than the words of Rafiki
—more lasting than Pride Rock
and more worthwhile than my entire life.
It's you and me, forever.
Have a wonderful Valentines Day
