Sonnets & A Kiss

He absconded to the Americas, not chasing the dream, but craving attention. With borrowed words, and a metaphysical mask cracked by charm, he recited poetry like diner menus. Until someone finally called him out, treated him like an infection.  Kalliopi wouldn’t be seduced by wildfire cinematic romances, which shaped false teenage-dreams, she refused to be anyone’s muse. Reinvention was her only north-star; new would always outweigh the old. Time moves forward, so no reason to dwell, she’d upcycle her essence like barbie dress-up scenes, playing her life out frivolously. Anything new, a cover to conceal her true authentic self, will help avoid her being controlled. Their paths weren’t destined for star-crossed lovers, but their essence collided in transparent recollection; floating through reality aimlessly. Total strangers, yet fluent in performance; neither of them desired this connection, and yet neither could escape what was strumming. As inner tensions boil and rise, outer worlds flow into slow crescendos, of political collapse into metamorphosis… Just like scattered shards needs fresh moulds, from the wake of “loved ones” serenaded humming. A damaged heart can lure flies, leaving us forced to confront the whirlwind of emotional bravados, or fall behind in Neverland stuck in our stasis.  While the rest of the world may fall apart, the only thing you have left, will be – yourself? Whether living out your bare truth, or in a scripted lie - which will you accept, when you're left picking up the clamouring pieces of your soul's delph. (Written specifically for the Royal Road Writathon challenge - 55,555 words in 5 weeks - or in my case 5 days - hopefully) {Our main characters are "cast" as follows: Kalliopi (Zendaya) ; Rich (Tom Holland) ; Eric (Jacob Elordi) - hope this helps you imagine the descriptive scenes and storyline a bit better}Thanks for reading, your feedback and comments will be appreciated! I'm here to hone my craft of storytelling, one adventure page at a time <3