an instant in time is merely that. an instant--forever evaporated-preserved only by sweet, whispering reminders etched in my memories.
like sand slipping through my fingers, gone before i could adapt.
bittersweet
a moment disappeared, suddenly prevails a sweet hello.
a photograph. a smell. a venue. a word. a video. a song. a reflection.
bittersweet
its rare visit generating chills up my spine.
my mind ecapes to a place so distinct it stings.
stings of loss.
the loss of a feeling once so strong it flaunts its bygone freedom.
flaunts joy by way of chasing butterflies, doe-eyed reflections in airplane windows, exchanged glances in quarters long forgotten about.
bittersweet
seeping through the joy between my teeth.
seeps it's utter ability to make me beg to forfeit moments to come for a sweet taste of its glory.
forfeit the change and growth for a chance to re-live, to take one more dance in those shoes.
a chance to be without fear.
to be swept up by whimsical choices made with no thoughts of tomorrow.
to regain that moment we thought would remain infinite.
glances at expected uncomfortability, yet together we were home.
bittersweet
now i am glancing at vacant smiles, misty eyes and untold tales.
untold tales of who we became, together.
tales of who we were swirl through the air of that brief hello as visions are blurred.
quickly sinks in the certainty that this is in fact, just a visit.
sincerely,
B
