Conscripted Souls  

It's a scary world we're living in, in a world where love has become a computation as to who gets the most exes
Where did the long loving true love go?
or did our parents hide it only for their generation?

I read a quote that goes
"when you find your first love
Make sure you hold on to it tightly for you'll never find it again"
It's as if the quote is saying... love isn't something you look for, You'll feel the right person when the time is right
And when you get that feeling
make sure you hold on to it tightly 

What if this quote is speaking about us
But the time isn't right!?
Or should we stand up for this feeling?
I love you with every ounce  of my heart
I don't know how and why

Maybe cause, Souls were created in a realm before this world
Each soul with its partner.
Souls are like conscripted soldiers And those whom they recognise they get along with
Maybe this is the reason why I’m feeling this…
What if you are my rib? 

This feeling I get to experience when seeing you is the feeling I've never experienced before
What if we are the conscripted souls?

Poem by Abdul,  South Africa, July 2025
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