Love Poem by Ma. Kristine Ong

For the first time our eyes met
I felt something extraordinary
For the first time we exchanged smiles
I felt living my life to its fullest
For the first we shared hidden thoughts
I felt knowing him at him best
For the first time our hands clenched
I felt the unpredictable perhaps uncertain feeling
Called LOVE?
Now, for the first time, in this very moment, he hated me
I felt locked up inside of a doom claustrophobic place
He hates me...
Me, who made him smile on his stormy days
I, who made him laugh and happy all the way
Myself, who showed him a genuine friendship
He hates me
He forced himself to hate me
Not because I did something wrong
Not because I have turned my back to him
Not because he didn't like me anymore
But because he was afraid to fall in love to someone who will be the reason of their broken relationship!
I'm letting go
I'm stepping back