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Bedtime/Badtime

When is the right time to love?

Cormoran Lee
3 min readSep 26, 2020

White flag, green hills, blue dreams, black night, red heart.
Heavy bag. Hanging long passed midnight.
Maybe 3am but who’s counting sheeps?
Sleepless, tireless teens.
I’m 17, she’s freaking 15.
Our eyes are wet, have been rarely met.
We’re speechless, max 30 words have been spoken.
Are we? heart-broken..
On the tip of my tongue, an unfamiliar combination..
Times goes by.. we don’t dare to say goodbye.
In the meanwhile, we stare at each other eyes, 4 oceans collide.
I couldn’t lie but did I?
I love you. Loved you.
Around you I am high.
But wait, first!
Come down.. don’t fly.
What is it?
How to say it?
I missed this class at school.
I must lead, she’s just a kid. Btw, me too.
Her body perfum is still childish. Unmature attraction.
Undeveloped fully.
My heart is still a flume.
Experiences that are streaming in it to feel, something more than just a thrill.
I was drowning in her two blue oceans.
The curly endless flames on her young unwrinkled face.
An adorable jungle, my lil girlfriend. So little, that beautiful.
I’m wild, I’m shy.
She’s a butterfly. Still in her cocoon.
Can I accelerate her growth, maturity?
Must she slap me in the face and tell me to kiss her and let’s all forget about..
Forget about what?
Nothing happened.
Drama scenes.
Just without the drama.
Emotionful and motionless moment in life.
Lying still.
Letting love slip away.
Letting the…

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Cormoran Lee
Cormoran Lee

Written by Cormoran Lee

I pour my heart involuntarily into words, since I found that writing is the ultimate solution for a nightmarish sailing journey. I can still connect with you :)

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