4 Themes: Section 1: Love

Spring,

A season for new beginnings.

Just as how the flowers blossom best at this time,

So do our hearts,

with love.

In a blink of an eye,

Summer comes and goes.

A time where we jump into pools with no fear,

A time where we feel strongest,

the fire burning within our souls -

When our only desire is each other.

Autumn comes in a swift,

The most beautiful season of them all.

When changes are inevitable,

When decisions must be made.

As the leaves begin to turn brown,

You wonder if this is the one.

Come Winter may,

A conclusion must be drawn.

To huddle through the cold,

Or let it be buried underneath it all.

A bet you must make,

The risk you must take.

After the storm passes,

A new day begins.

If not the most beautiful snow,

Then open your arms,

And welcome a new Spring.

‘Spring,

A season for new beginnings.’

I intone these words as I reach for the Lover.

His eyes light up in bemused disbelief.

‘My young Prince of the Age of Loneliness,

You must know that before the shroud of digitalism,

The false promise of Tindr and Grindr

And the reality of singleton-forever,

There were Lovers who spoke

The grandiose language of romance.

They believed in the moonlit beach

Sands phosphorescent fireflies aglow

Underneath the starry canvas of humanity.

They listened to the sweet sound of the heart,

Not the wailing of fat divas writhing in self-hate.

They knew their seasoned smooth crooners,

Honey-voiced men lushness for the soul.

I only think of you on two occasions –

That’s day and night.

How true those words, how celebratory.

Come to my side of the bed (now or never).

This is what a new beginning looks like.’

*Lyrics taken from ‘Two Occasions’ (1988) by The Deele. Songwriters: Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds/Sidney Johnson/Darnell Bristol/Charles Williams/Marvell Reed.

Tasha Lim & Edward Ong

Feb 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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