It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's the One I Loved

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's the One I Loved
by Gabe Redel


The day I saw her
—Oh, the day I saw her!—
I knew that she would be mine.

The time leading up to our first date
was magnificent.
I would always go out of my way
to talk to her.

We joked around like old friends.
Then I saw that look in her eye.
It happened!
She was falling for me
and I was falling for her.

Everything seemed perfect.
I found out her age.
She was so young!
Barely a woman in today’s culture.

That’s when I first saw something
swinging way out in the distance.
It was up above her head
off in the blue sky.

A few more weeks went by
before I could ask her out,
but I finally got the chance.
She said yes!
Of course she would say yes.

Elated, I looked up above once again.
And there it was.
Something fantastic was up there
off in the great blue sky.
This time it took a turn
back toward me.
It had to be awesome for me to see it
from this far away.

The next few dates we kissed.
We kissed a lot!
Long and passionate.
She was becoming mine.
I was wrapping her up.
Things couldn’t have been better!

But up in the blue sky
that big thing that I had spotted before
was getting closer.
It was swinging toward my direction.
I could even see what it was.
It looked like a giant wrecking ball.

No way! I said.
That’s not coming for me.
I’m staying right here
no matter what!

Another week passed
and I got the strangest message from her.
I tried to call her
but she wouldn’t answer.

Why was she not answering my calls?
After all we had together!

I left the house
because I knew where she would be.
When I got there
the first thing I saw was that big black wrecking ball
in the great blue sky
swinging directly toward me.
It was close.
Any second now and I would be crushed.

I stood my ground.
I knocked on that door.
And I took it like a man.
It’s true what they say.
Love sure does hurt.