He was a touch of perfect
And yet perfect was never meant to last
And the problem seemed to stem
From when the present became the past
Over the years he changed
His familiar face I could no longer see
And it was a heart-crushing moment
When he was no longer who I knew him to be
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Writing prompt: A touch of perfect
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Lovely. Makes one stop and think. ☺❤
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Thanks, Walt 🙂
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You’re very welcome 🙂
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very eloquently penned, has left me wondering if reality didn’t match up with her fantasy or if he suffered a mental health issue …
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Thank you… someone else made a similar comment. I really have no idea myself. I often write things without any real understanding of where the idea has even come from. Lol
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how fascinating …
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I like how this could easily be about someone with dementia or just a couple who’s slowly drifting apart.
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I definitely see so many possibilities and I’m not even sure what it means myself. Too many different thoughts running through my head when I wrote it. Lol…
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so peaceful lines and beautiful!!!
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Thank you 🙂
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