There are relationships that start by chance 

And ours was such

We came across on Instagram 

He was lingering in my DM, for years

Which I don't entertain 

But serendipity had other plans

I responded to him courteously 

He heaped his libidinous desires, upfront 

Another one, I assumed

And didn't give him credence

Weeks passed to months

We exchanged our lives experiences 

Sometimes under the starry nights

Sometimes under the fields of his horizon 

When did my feelings graduate to love

I couldn't fathom

From morning wishes

To late night indulgences 

We continued, unabated 

The fear of losing this enlivening phase 

Always loomed

For I knew, nothing lasts forever

He attested his feelings were too strong

To fade in the winds of change

Putting me on a pedestal

He affirmed me to his forever muse

Misunderstandings were elementary 

But then we resolved 

For some bonding are not contingent 

Only on sex

Six months coursed 

His feelings started to fade

He drifted to greener pastures 

I sensed we have reached a dead end

So I withdrew 

Carrying his essence 

Forever in my heart

Some beginning have no endings

And some endings 

Don't wish for another beginning.

©LR