Masquerade

White roses scattered throughout the Ball room, dozen rose bouquets on every table covered with golden silk cloths. Marble floors, golden trims, wine, and champagne. Women in beautiful gowns of every color, their men princes for the night; hiding behind the most spectacular exotic masks. This masquerade was the world that night, and you were the King that stood above it all, watching as your subjects danced and marveled at your feet.

We were alone, making our way through the crowds of masked dancers. They ridiculed me, as they danced and I wandered on, wondering what I was doing in a place like this. Why did I dream of being in this masquerade among these beautiful strangers that had no respect for me? My dreams were crushed as I saw them pointing at me, and I just walked among them until I saw you. The crowd parted and there you were. I didnt know who you were, I didnt know I was looking at a King. I fell in love with you, the man who like me wore no mask. The man walking alone in his own Ball.

We made our way to each other, looking into each other's eyes every second, falling in love. And we danced, all night we danced. And those who laughed at the girl alone earlier were now gazing at her in amazement. We were the only ones dancing then, your world became mine. And my dreams came alive, that moment I met you I had more than I ever dreamed of. I felt, as I looked deeper into those clear expressive eyes, that I was living in the stars.

We danced forever in this world, in this masquerade. They all envied us, our seemingly carefree state, the way we could see each other as we were, and they hid behind their masks for fear of being seen as they trully were. The way they saw us falling in love so quickly, and they had never felt such a thing. The thrill they saw in us, as we moved together, as they witnessed our passion.

First love, it was a first time love for us both. First kiss that made the world disappear, that made the ball room into the sky, we were dancing by the moon. First time we trully lived, trully loved. The first time I saw the sky in the eyes of a stranger, and I felt my heart beating so fast. What a beautiful you.