Somethings are Forever

Love is forever. Our love is eternal. Just like every other guy in love, I believed we were coupled for eternity and nothing in heaven, hell or earth could do us apart; even death. I wanted her to be with me always… always. And so, I had her name tattooed on me.

 I have heard that love makes pain bearable; that was the first time I realized it! The piercing needle dint give me pain but pleasure cos it was her name that being etched on me for eternity.

That surprise in her wide eyes and uncontrolled tears of joy when she saw it were priceless! She gently kissed her name on my arm and kept caressing it lovingly whenever we were together!

It dint take heaven, hell or earth to make it happen. Just a little bit of ego and a lot of possessiveness that did it. That’s when I realized that like everything else in the world, even love comes with an expiry date. I wont blame fate for what we have done. But, as they say fate is unpredictable. It breaks when you want to make; and makes when you want to break!

Years later, I was still in bed on a lazy Sunday dawn when I felt a soft kiss on my arm. When I woke up, lovingly caressing her name on my arm, she asked with wide eyes,” Do you love me so much, papa?” I just smiled. She is too young to understand it yet.