Strangerlike encounter

In the midst of violent nights,

The battered casualties laid dead on the cold streets covered with blood

The sounds of rifles going off numerous times was what shock me heavily

I feared for my life,

I wished to join those who were screaming at the top of their lungs as a cry for help 

My eardrums were acquainted with their screams, it was nothing unusual.

I wished to join those who were running for their lives, but my legs were suddenly glued to the ground,

I couldn't move anymore

It was as if my legs were petrified to step on those blood painted streets

My feet had failed me!

In the midst of one violent night, I had a strange feeling 

Instead of nervousness overwhelming my body, 

For a change, a warm feeling clouded my heart, I felt something I wasn't familiar with 

How dare my heart experience such warmth on this very disastrous night? 

In the midst of one violent night, 

In the middle of a blood inked street, 

There she stood, 

Clothed in a black coloured dress that adorned her pear shaped face 

In the midst of one violent night,

I met the love of my life 

When her eyes met mine

There and then I knew what love at first sight was