I Was Charmed by You

by Jenine Sabrina Pattrish
(Philippines)

I was charmed by you
A little too much
A little too fast
But I didn't care
You made me smile
I was lonely
And you were bored.

Then like a cliche story
We fell into something else
A connection —
Simple yet undefinable
I knew we had an expiration
Yet I lingered
Guess, you didn't
My mistake.

So here it is,
It's gone and now
I can't fast forward it
You've left me
Alone in this oblivion
Time to cut the thread
All things end.