Seven Still Won't Do

by Atikah Muhsin on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 14:27

 

So you weren't the greatest guy in the world

Not even my type of ideal

But boy you got me hanging there

Thought nobody could match our pair

And I'd look for you anyhow, anywhere.

Those days

I'd sneak it out when grandpa's asleep

When grandma had had leaves to sweep

When momma, before the tv and she'd weep

Just to reach you

And we'd talk about stars and moon

Just to hear your voice

Yeah the mobile was our toy

Pauses and laughters but still

We didn't give a damn

On who's paying the bills.

Hey, look back why don't cha?

When we would wake each other up for sahur

After hours of texting,

having our eyes half closed;

Or when I'd endure mosquito bites

'Cause I enjoyed our moments in the cold night outside;

To our song, JoJo's hit, on the radio

I'd race to the volume for more;

And funny when your sister'd do you the favor

Guess you were scared

Pops was gonna pick up the receiver;

Gotta grant her kudos, she the cousin

Our poor messenger

As she was brilliant

At keeping us from our 'hunger'.

Gosh that time we met

We had our hearts exploded, I'll bet

Hiding behind our friends

Caught in the tangled awkward net

And I still can't believeWe went for the movie

Having the almost-empty cinema to us

When we are now in a deep hush.

I remember

When we had it for only twelve hours

But it hit me more

To see you with her

Then and present

I reckon you didn't lock them to treasure

Us, along with the good times

Faded with no solid goodbye.

But todayAfter we walked our own ways

You came around and knocked on my door

Laughters and sobs trampled on each other

Rushing out through every pore

Yes things went wrong

People are people and sometimes we change our minds

But it killed me now to see it goes after all those time.

Yeah you weren't the greatest guy in the world

But we had it all, what everyone would love

Every boy, every girl.

By: Atikah Muhsin, June 4th, 2010.0236 hours