My Kingdom

She steps on the stage and the crowd goes silent

Most of them remember her from an age rather violent

But for me, I have something more to recall

She wrecked us, she ruined us, it was all her fault.

This school reunion brings back some memories

Some good ones, some bad, some I’d rather leave buried

She used to be a shining star back then

I used to be hers, she’d be mine back then.

She clears her throat, smiles faintly as she begins

My age-old wounds are surfacing again

“Long time no see people, how are you all?

I hope life has been kind to you through the last falls.

This place used to mean the world to me

Your faces, in my dreams I used to see

I recall laughing till our stomachs gave out

I recall us being funny teens, tall and stout

We took a lot away from this place,

A different memory for everyone

But do you know what I took away?

A little of good times, a lot of worse

Heart-breaking moments, lost love and trust

They say it takes hands to kill a man

But it takes a heart to kill a kingdom

Trust me, I would know it

I lost both my man and my kingdom.

When we got out of here, things were still fine

Once in 6 months, we would get together and dine

But with time, some gained arrogance

Some lost feelings and started finding new friends

And I knew it would happen, intuition housed my bones

I knew it was a matter of time they’d be bygones

It was still bearable though, at least I had my man

‘The rest couldn’t make it, but I think we can!’

Who knew our foundation was even weaker

It was built on a couple of liars and attention seekers

And yes, we ended things soon after

We knew we had to when tears replaced laughter.

I know my ways are infamous but I swear I tried

Made effort till the moment the blood in my bones dried

But he got a whiff of some foreign girl’s pack

He started craving it, I knew he wasn’t coming back.

I was so afraid of the end, I missed the middle

All of his silly jokes, pick-up lines, and riddles

He went from being a safe spot to a sore spot to no spot at all

And that’s how ladies and gents, this Humpty had her fall.

Years passed by and so did the mood swings

I found new people to patch my broken wings

They helped me back on my foot, lend a hand

And years later I am strong enough to say, Hey, Best Friend,

Remember I used to talk about standing at the porch, watching the rainfall?

I made it, I made it all!”

She ends it with a smile, but discomfort on my body crawls

I wrecked us, I ruined us, it was all my fault.