They say we all have an ugly side.
When I look at you, I just can’t see the ugly.
How can someone who ignites feelings that I didn’t know I had, be ugly?
How can the person who effortlessly makes me smile, be ugly?
These are my unspoken words.

If you are indeed ugly, then I will take it.
I will take it today, tomorrow, and even take it on the 27th of August 2121.
I will take your ugly and everything that comes with it.
For you fill me inside with so much passion that I sometimes shed a tear.
These are my unspoken words.

A Zulu man never cries!
Yet here I am smiling and shedding yet another tear, as I think of you.
I am not sad.
I am not happy.
I am just overcome with a flood of emotions that I have never experienced before.
These are my unspoken words.

Emotions that keep me wide awake at night.
Emotions that distract me from work.
Most importantly,
Emotions that distract me from my other daily struggles.
These are my unspoken words.

I will shed a tear with pride.
I will take your ugly with pleasure.
Today, tomorrow and on the 27th of August 2121.
I will choose you each time and all the time.
These are my unspoken words.