We pretended we didn’t know each other. Then we pretended we didn’t like each other. And because we pretended for so long, I think I started believing in the pretends.
He lingers nearby On the edge of the page The page we’re still writing Where love continues to blossom Unfolding ever so delicately And he’s mesmerized By the mind-boggling splendor His eyes so bright Enthusiastically consumed With the miraculous happenings Of what he observes And he stays a little longer Leaning in for a closer view Lingering in the loveliness Of our imperishable page So beautifully written Full of all the days we’ve shared Memories of us And the many years we’ve loved
His kisses are full of magic They always remind me of simpler days And I’m wishing we’d had a lifetime together Think we’d have been happier in so many ways
His smile often reminds me of a sunrise His cheeks rosy red from the bitter cold And the way his eyes soften when he looks at me Well, It’s a look that never gets old
I get lost in the depths of who he really is The parts that nobody else can see And when I’m snuggled up next to him I finally feel like I can be me
*I wrote this yesterday as I thought about all the people around us who suffer alone every day. We may not understand exactly what our friends are going through, or how to help them, but a simple word of kindness is all it often takes to make a difference in somebody’s life. So I urge you to reach out to someone today. You could be the one to save their life without even knowing it. I’ve had friends do this for me; they never even knew how much their words meant to me, but they were everything in those moments when I was lost and felt like giving up. Please don’t ignore your friends; they need you… ~M xo