The Side Quest Poem by Aizel Loberanes

Two years was our foundation, solid and clean
Before the 'her' and the world in between.
We had the kind of friendship they write about in books
A friendship with no hidden motives
Just comfortable fun, silence and looks.

Then she left the country, a whole ocean away
And suddenly, the air between us started to sway.
They say 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'
But I didn't know it meant yours would start to wander.
You missed her, I know
I saw the ache in your eyes
But when the sun set
It was my name that would rise.

One day, the line we spent years drawing so fine
Was blurred by a kiss that felt like a crime.
You started treating me like a shore in a storm,
A place to feel safe
A place to stay warm.

You hold me like a girlfriend
You call me your best
But I'm just the harbor where you're taking a rest.
I tell myself I'm fine
That I'm protecting the 'us'
Staying quiet to avoid making a scene or a fuss.

But 'honesty is the best policy'
Or so they all claim,
Yet here I am, playing a part with no official name.
I'm 'the one who was there'
The 'right now' relief
A temporary chapter,
Painful and brief.

They say 'everything happens for a reason'
I thought maybe I'm just the comfort for your loneliest season.
But the truth is a weight
A heavy, cold chest
I know when she's back
You will soon put this to rest.

I'm 'perfect for now, ' but she's 'forever'
I hate thinking about it
I just wished it didn't happen ever.
I know I am not the lead in this story so vast,
And for you, I'm just a side quest while her shadow is cast.