Drifter

A loner by nature

She prowls the shoreline

Questing, probing,

Not knowing what she's seeking

Day in day out her routine goes

Till one sunset, she stumbled, per chance

Upon this unmarked trail

Faint at the onslaught, obvious once seen

The road not taken, she shrugs.

And upon a journey she embarked

Oh what an adventure it was!

A hidden cove, an inlet of water

Her first discovery.

What came next?

Myth debunked.

The most gorgeous face she saw

A set of vibrant green eyes

A smile that lit the world

A face, that was unmistakably feminine.

It started with a smile

A hello

That went on to last a lifetime

A lifetime that spanned half a decade

There was joy

There was laughter and hope

Then came the sorrow

Despair and loneliness

Still she persisted

On this road of minority choice

Squaring her shoulders

Chest up, she pushed ahead

A few stumbles

A few roadblocks

A few obstacles

In a moment of clarity

A drunken stupor provides

She locked her beating heart up

In a wooden chest, bound with iron linked chains

Pulling her hand back, she threw

Threw the key far, far away from her

Deep into Davy's grasp

Into his ever expanding hoard

A few stumbles

A few roadblocks

A few obstacles

The road not taken

A roller-coaster ride

A journey started

An adventure to be seen till the end

She met a flitting fairy

And was grateful for the company

They hit it off from the start

And her chest felt lighter with each passing moment

One fine day, the flitting fairy disappeared

Once more, she's left in the dark

Still, she shoulders on

Shoulders on she must

She knows now, what her search is for

That quest for the elusive,

That of which she's seeking,

That happiness

Perhaps, one day,

She'll get a shot.

At obtaining that fairytale ending

Till then, she'll continue as she always have.