Kingdom of Forever

"Kingdom of Forever" and Other Poems

You remind me of a prince,

A dream I thought I’d lost.

You made the magic return to my life,

When I was fading, tired and cross.

The mundane walls were closing in,

The gray streets whispered of nothing new.

But then I saw you, and suddenly,

The whole world turned into a sky-blue hue.

Can we run away, just you and me?

Build our own kingdom by the sea?

A place where time stands still,

Where no one else exists, just the thrill.

Take away my sorrows, I’ll give my days,

I’ll listen to your heart beat in a thousand ways.

I’ll be devoted, I’ll be true,

In the kingdom we’ll make - me and you.

We’ll watch the forests breathe in silence,

The rivers hum like a quiet song.

We’ll build a castle out of dreams,

Where nothing broken can go wrong.

I don’t want this crowded life,

These empty rooms, these hollow streets.

With you, I see a brand-new start,

A home where all my heartbeats meet.

Can we run away, just you and me?

Build our own kingdom by the sea?

A place where time stands still,

Where no one else exists, just the thrill.

Take away my sorrows, I’ll give my days,

I’ll listen to your heart in a thousand ways.

I’ll be devoted, I’ll be true,

In the kingdom we’ll make - me and you.

The world can crumble, the stars can fade,

But with you, I’ll never be afraid.

We’ll watch the sky paint itself new,

A world reborn in your quiet hue.

So take my hand, my prince, tonight,

Let’s build a kingdom from this light.

I’ll follow you through storm and blue,

To a land where forever is me and you.

✧

Kindness in Your Eyes

Why does it feel like slowly, piece by piece,

You’re morphing into me, like waves to the sea?

You’re so handsome, but that’s not what drew me in,

It’s the kindness in your eyes, where the warmth begins.

There’s a gentleness in your voice,

A quiet strength, not a louder choice.

I’ve known love, but never like this,

A softness I never thought could exist.

You have the kindness in your eyes I’ve been seeking,

A light that speaks when words aren’t speaking.

For the second time in my life, I see,

Someone worth all the love inside me.

Oh, I could fall a thousand times,

And still be lost in your gentle skies.

It’s not the way you look, but the way you are,

Like a quiet fire, like a distant star.

I can already see your flaws, your cracks,

The pieces of you the world holds back.

And I understand more than you know,

I read your soul like rivers flow.

I know what would hurt, what would make me stay,

And I’d love you more every single day.

You have the kindness in your eyes I’ve been seeking,

A light that speaks when words aren’t speaking.

For the second time in my life, I see,

Someone worth all the love inside me.

Oh, I see the years ahead,

The moments we’d laugh, the words we’d have said.

Even the fights, even the rain,

Would be worth all the love, all the pain.

You have the kindness in your smile,

The kind I’ve searched for all this while.

Oh, I know we could love each other so much,

If life gave us time, if hearts were enough.

✧

Silver

Ooooh, you look so beautifully perfect in silver,

Like the moonlight’s touch that lasts forever.

Every shadow bends to where you stand,

Like the stars themselves are in your hands.

You don’t even know the way you shine,

Every glance feels like you’re crossing a line.

I’m caught between wonder and fear,

But oh, I can’t look away when you’re near.

Ooooh, you look so beautifully perfect in silver,

A dream I can’t hold but I still remember.

Like fire and snow tangled in your skin,

You’re the storm and the calm I wish I could win.

I’ve seen gold, I’ve seen every hue,

But nothing burns like the light in you.

Every word feels like a quiet spell,

Every smile a story I can’t tell.

I don’t need diamonds, I don’t need gold,

Just the silver fire that you hold.

Even if you’re gone someday,

This memory will never fade.

Ooooh, you look so beautifully perfect in silver,

The kind of light that makes the dark surrender.

If I could, I’d wear your shine on my skin,

Trace the glow where your soul begins.

Silver like rain on a sleepless night,

Silver like hope in the pale moonlight.

You’re the color of a dream unspoken,

A mirror of love I can’t leave broken.

Ooooh, you look so beautifully perfect in my favorite color,

A fleeting spark but I’ll remember forever.

Even if time steals your fire away,

In my heart, you’ll shine this way.

✧

Fireflies

Since we met,

The world has regained so much of its colors.

It feels like I’m still nineteen and falling in love for the first time.

You made me laugh in a way I haven’t laughed in so long.

You make my heavy heart feel lighter

As if you’ve placed a bandage over my wounds.

The world feels brighter when we talk.

Maybe I’m silly for falling in love with you so soon.

I didn’t fall in love with you for depthless reasons

But your effortless humility,

How easy it feels to speak with you.

And how you gave me hope for better days

That it’s not the end of the world just because

someone threw me to the ground and called me worthless.

You held out your hand and picked me up,

When I was used to laying face-down for years,

Neglected, hated, screamed at.

You were so gentle in your own quiet way,

In the way no one else has been,

For no other helping hand felt like you.

Almost as if you were meant to

come into my life with a lantern.

Fireflies may become extinct,

But then there’s you.

You’re too beautiful and out of reach for me,

So I don’t try to reach for the moon.

Because I remember someone I loved called me worthless,

Said everyone should leave me.

So how can someone so perfect and kind as you ever be with me?

But I know you came into my life for a reason.

To me, you are so much more than you are

For you represent the hope for better days,

The light at the end of the long tunnel.

Long before I knew you,

You came in so many of my dreams and I never knew why,

For you were just a stranger,

one I didn't think about at all.

I didn’t want to love you.

I had seen you a million times,

Admired you like any other person.

But never thought I would have feelings for you.

Once I heard your voice,

Heard the way you speak to me

Your gentle teasing, your dreams,

What a nostalgia for coming home.

I’m simply glad I met you.

But now I wish I could get you out of my head,

For you’ve probably forgotten our encounter by now

But I never did.

Sigh

I wish I was in your mind

As much as you are in mine,

Ever since we met.

© 2025 Inaba Tarek