All We Need

He yearned for a girl to charm in the end, All she desired: a friend. He thought he might cure her sorrows, Holding a stupid poem and bouquet of flowers. He checked out a book from the library, Read it beneath the shady oak tree Staring at her constantly He said, “I need her and she needs somebody We’ll run away Free to be alone together. That’s all we need.” He’d traveled deadly paths Needed a greener pasture Luckily he’d found her, The lonely preacher’s daughter. Two lost souls found another. He packed his bag and started walking To where she and no one were not talking He said, “I need you and you need somebody, Let’s run away Free to be alone together. That’s all we need.” Three years now, they’ve been together He has a secret he’s dying to tell her Together, now, they’ll be forever He said, “I love you and you love me, Let’s get married In the chapel near that oak tree Finally free to be together. That’s all we need.” Twenty years after, They live happily together, Their love will last forever. It began when he said, “I need you and you need somebody, Let’s run away Free to be alone together. That’s all we need.”