Old Souls

By Tanishq Vasania

I like being an old soul in today’s modern world,

I like the old school things, the forgotten things.

I love the slow-paced life of olden days,

Instead of the rush and fast paced modern life.

I like the small gestures, the little things that people remember about me when we had talked.

I like the old school ways of being wooed, courted and asked out on dates,

Instead of just swiping left or right on somebody’s profile.

I like the accidental meet cutes at cafes or libraries,

Instead of sliding into someone’s dm.

I like all the old cliché things like long phone calls,

deep and long talks instead of small talks.

I like the simple things such as,

picnics, flowers, handwritten note or a letter, a romantic gesture or chocolates.

I like the stolen shy glances, holding hands, awkward first kisses;

all the petite things like talking long hours about anything and nothing,

star gazing in the middle of night and having a heart-to-heart conversation,

I like the silent strolls in the park, few stolen kisses and simply enjoying each other’s presence.

I like the stability, the certainty and forever’s;

Instead of those casual and short-term fleeting moments.

I’m in love with all those little insignificant things,

things people nowadays call ‘corny’, ‘cheesy ‘or ‘outdated’.

I love being the old soul waiting for new love, living in this modern world.

An old soul who loves differently but so very deeply to a chosen one.

By Tanishq Vasania