Shaken to the Core: A Love Story

I got in from my internship today and decided to do some writing. Enjoy.

Love freely,
tY

Shaken to the Core: A Love Story

He was the star of the water polo team
She was the girl next door
He thrived on action and adventure
She considered life just a bore
Yet, she caught his attention one afternoon
By the stairs of his athletic dorm
Decided it wouldn’t hurt to say hey
Never knowing he would cause such a torrential storm
College was new to her
The thought of this unknown boy was too
For 18 years life had been a bore
So she decided it was time to start anew
He made her laugh till her stomach hurt
All while cracking that charming smile
Lured her in so much so
That she decided she should hang out for awhile
He told her about his parents
His lifelong dreams of holding an Olympic medal
He told her it was always hard to find girls
Because best was the only thing for which he would settle
“Something about you is different,” he told her
And how could she possibly see through this?
Her mind was flooded with the possibilities
And became mush the first time he gave her a kiss
They held hands and spent nights together
Shared secrets, goals, and fears
She never thought on the nights she wasn’t in bed
Maybe someone else was here
But the whispers about her guy
Grew to loud exclamations in her ear
But how could she believe his infidelity
When he was the one who wiped her heartbroken tears?
Her heart told her mind she loved him
The nights he didn’t show up her body ached
In her yearning for him, mind, body and soul
She didn’t hear the tiny cracks as her heart would break
Even when her mind began to say no
Or protested about how he was not real
She would let him in the unlocked door
Remembering how good he made every part of her body feel
He showed up when it was convenient
Remained absent when it was not
But how on Earth could she give him up
When the getting together was undeniably hot
As she climbed on him
She longed to fall into his arms and cry
Wondering why some nights he would hold her until the morning
While others he would never even speak without mentioning why
Instead, she moaned into his ear recklessly
Suppressing her inside pain
Her life was a constant downhill slide
A male-inflicted downpour of rain
Things between them fell apart
On and off eventually just never turned back on
She missed him, she wanted him, she needed him
Knowing those desires were completely wrong
She never decided what to believe
At some point, she no longer cared
She gave him all of her
Yet he was never willing to share.
He was the star of the water polo team
She was the girl next door
He took her. He took her. All of her
All while shaking her to her core.