Serendipity

Author's Note: Okay, I'm really going out on a limb here. In addition to the one-shot I'm writing, I also got a flash of inspiration the other day and wrote this short poem called "Courage." I have to warn you I'm more of a free-form poet instead of a rhymer. My excuse for such an approach is that I create poems with a good flow, even if they don't exactly rhyme. Furthermore, I'm not making any definite promises yet, but I think I'll add more poems as I write them. All will be written from Helga's point of view about different aspects and situations of her relationship with Arnold. These poems aren't necessarily meant to be a coherent anthology, but are of a more random nature as my inspiration suits the occasion to write a particular poem on a particular theme. Hence the title Serendipity. Anyway, here's a run-of-the-mill piece about Helga's pining for Arnold after he's moved on with Lila. I know it's not exactly a happy theme to start off with, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Courage

Whom we love best, to them we can say least.

- English proverb

I die every day without you,

I cry every night without you.

As a plant withers without the support of the sun,

So I cannot exist without you.

When will I have the courage to tell you how I feel?

Will I go mad if my desire remains unrequited?

You used to be near,

But no more are you.

I pushed you away when I had amble opportunity,

Circumstances have changed beyond repair;

Besides, there is another,

You have made that clear.

She is as beautiful as you are:

Golden and healthy,

Radiant as a proud peacock with feathers stretched.

I wish happiness, it is true;

But the madwoman in me mourns the loss,

Whatever it was,

A sapling hope too soon shorn,

A love never to be.

And so I silently watch, day by day, as you pass me,

Yearning for some sign that I am not dead to you.

Is that my station in life, to observe vicariously?

I do not know the answer to this dilemma,

But I do know for certain I wish I had more courage.

Author's Note: Please tell me what you think. Should I add on more poems?