I held him and he held me, laughing and carefree,
Standing against the soaring waves, afraid of nothing.
We kissed under the blue sky, in middle of an ocean,
On a vacation from life, Somewhere outside of time.
Sun disappeared in orange horizon, the night was upon us,
Surrounded by palm trees we got high on the intoxicating breeze.
We sat across the table on the shore outside a shack,
but the little candle that flickered on the table was melting away.
The journey that made us feel so alive was coming to an end,
It was our last night in a small fairy tale on an island far away.
We were to return the next day to the fake realities of life,
The world was waiting to cage us on other side of the sea.
Under the light of an almost full moon and melancholy stars,
We still had that night and that night was still ours.
So many memories, so much to say that words weren’t enough,
And suddenly quartet sang a song for us and it almost said it all.
It was as if the universe conspired to create one perfect moment for us,
Waves sang along and Sea came alive with the glittering moonlight for us.
I felt like my flesh became porous and my heart became permeable,
It all trickled somewhere deep down touching my soul, my very core.
He held my hand, he had to and I looked into his eyes, I had to,
Fire between us was growing I found myself drowning in the warmth.
So much honesty in our eyes, joy so intense that I had to look away,
Our hands still entwined, did the talking for us, said all there was to say.
In the world we live, too much happiness can be terrifying at times,
Once we find it, we can lose it, and we always lose much more than we find.
This time when I looked at him, he leaned in and kissed me, one small kiss,
We may or may not lose what we found there but we will always have that night.
-N
Photographer Unknown
Poetry Copyright 2016, Opinionated Head
August 9, 2016 at 6:18 am
This is really beautiful. Thank you for sharing it!
Memories are one of the most precious things we can create in life and I fear that many people overlook them. In today’s manic society, we’re always on the hunt for more and sadly, this often takes priority over the most important things in life – spending time with people we love, exploring the amazing world around us and most importantly, creating wonderful memories that will live within us forever.
The outside world can, and will always change. And that’s okay, because we have a whole other reality inside of us that is always our own.
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August 9, 2016 at 10:44 am
Thank you Richard ! The idea of having a whole other reality inside of us is really beautiful and comforting.
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January 18, 2017 at 7:12 pm
Sounded like a fairytale! Loved reading it..
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January 18, 2017 at 7:22 pm
I am glad you enjoyed it. It’s one of my most cherished piece of memory. 🙂
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January 18, 2017 at 7:24 pm
It’s absolutely breathtaking…
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January 18, 2017 at 7:34 pm
Thank you 🙂
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September 2, 2017 at 9:57 am
Reblogged this on Opinionated Head and commented:
It’s where it all started, the first poem I ever wrote for my blog.
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