love letters to fill the weeks in between
exchanging stories of new adventures
both excited for the new life each would begin.
did i imagine the longing on those pages?
words over the phone
calls stretching for hours, minutes whizzing by
talking about everything and nothing,
years since the unspoken goodbye.
did i imagine the tenderness in your voice?
words online
screens lit up with messages, photos, memes
reflections on life and regrets and dreams
roads not taken and what might have been.
did i imagine the meaning of your words?
oceans, islands, continents
distance ever between us,
always a million miles apart.
seconds, hours, decades
time moving too fast,
never ever seems to be enough.
memories carved into a corner of my heart,
like lovers initials on a tree bark.
forever etched. forever scarred.
words over dinner,
a decade and a half since the last.
almost half strangers sharing food and stories and laughs.
a lovely walk past buildings and bridges i barely noticed.
a warm embrace.
a kiss goodnight.
did i imagine that one perfect night?
words. was it all just words?
did i only imagine everything that was us?
