One Only

One Only

I walked through a forest lost and lonely
Walking there with myself only
Upon a path, wide, winding, stony
And here I looked for one person only

But the forest held not a soul
Not a deer nor fox nor tiny mole
Still I searched under every rock, in every hole
Until that wandering had worn through my sole

My journey took me far and wide
Into the deep dark depths of the forest where I did hide
And when I became desperate, I drifted to the side
Off of the path where tangles and leaves lied.

And soon I was stumbling lost and lonely,
Through that forest with myself only
Away from the path wide, winding, stony
Still looking, searching for one person only

Before long, I was searching on my knees and hands
Until I came across the rocks and sands
Of a small pool betwixt willow stands
When a fish flopped in the sands

And the fish, it quickly spoke to me
“If you trust me, and you should, we can be
A beautiful couple, in love, in harmony
For I am a beautiful princess, you will see”

Then I was no longer lost and lonely
In the forest no longer with myself only
Though far from the path, wide, winding, stony
I had finally found one person only

I trusted the fish, who else could I find?
For I was trapped in the woods, trapped in my mind
But I was mistaken, and I would soon find
This fish was not true, this fish was not kind.

This fish was a deceiver, it did not care
Whether it grabbed my heart to rip and tear
It never changed to a princess, fair
It left me broken without a second stare

So I crawled through the forest, lost and lonely
Like a wounded dog, crawling by myself only
So far now from the path wide, winding, stony
Too fearful now to find even one person only

I continued crawling, creeping, crying,
There was pain all over; I was dying.
As I ambled onward carelessly without spying
I collided with a creature peacefully lying

Upon the dirty, dingy, dark, forest floor
And an apology from her I did beseechingly implore
But this she denied me, for we all blindly explore
At times when we are treated badly and left sore

And though in this forest I still felt lost and lonely,
And that I still wondered by myself only,
Too lost to get back to the path, wide, winding, stony
I was faintly hopeful to finding my one person only

I saw that this creature was not a fish, but a being like me
And she had been hurt, but had been set free
She did not declare to be a princess, perfect or pretty
I believed that this was because she was too close to see

That she was a great being, strong, beautiful, smart.
She gave me the strength, so that I could restart
So I stood and professed my love then won her heart.
I took her hand, and raised her up, it was time to depart.

I was truly in the forest no longer lost and lonely
And I would never again wonder by myself only
We got back on the path, wide, winding, stony
And left. We had each found our one person only