Why did you have to be so confident? So talented? So intelligent? I wasn’t looking for anyone to take up space in my heartYet you came alongFilling up the hollow expanse. Why did you have to be so funny? So understanding? So authentic? Why did you have to come along at all? Without you IContinue reading “Why did you?”
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She’s gone
I saw the blistering on your heart when you realised that your life together was shifting to memory. I heard the ache in your soul when you revealed you’d never see her again. I felt the cracks in your mind when you tried to imagine your world without her. I smelt the desperation in yourContinue reading “She’s gone”
Dandelion love
I’m not looking for dandelion love Although bright and beautiful To place one’s hope in dandelions Would leave one as a fool They last only a moment Changing form and floating away Whimsical, but fleeting Never there at the end of the day No, I’m not looking for dandelion love The love I have isContinue reading “Dandelion love”
Hurricane
Separate we are a rainstorm. Together we are a hurricane.
Coffee please
I feel myself falling more in love with you over every coffee you make. Each cup is a silent love song, declaring how much you care. Every offer to make another is an invitation to draw closer to your heart. And I will say yes every single time.
The familiar
We’ve been together for so long that I miss the thrill of missing you. I remember the burning desire of first love. I remember the urgent kissing in the car and the notes I left hidden in your books. Come here, close the door. Let’s throw off the familiar and leave them on the bedroomContinue reading “The familiar”
Cheerleaders
There is something quite remarkable about being accepted and loved exactly as I am. You empower and release me, encouraging me on in all my pursuits. And I, I will always be your loudest cheerleader, supporting you as you face each new hurdle. For that is what love does.
Long distance
If I could travel from where I am To where you are I would already be there Holding you close Sharing this moment with you Sharing all of me. If I could travel from where I am To where you are Your smile would break From above your gloom Sharing your world with me SharingContinue reading “Long distance”
Blue hope
He placed his blue battered heart out for her to find. Hoping she’d recognise it amongst all the mess. Hoping she’d find it worthy of her love. And she saw it hidden there. For unlike most girls, blue happened to be her very favourite colour.
Calm her fears
Her Questions: Darling will you still love me When I start to become old When my hair is streaked with grey And the wrinkles take a hold? Darling will you still kiss me When our love has known an age As we move through time together And we reach another stage? Darling will you stillContinue reading “Calm her fears”
