Once upon a time, a long time ago, I fell in love. And there was
laughing and funny breaths and happiness. There was much rejoicing. And
then, SHUT! Over. Gone. Dead. Completely cut off. Disconnected. The
taste still fresh in my mouth. The smell still on my skin. The feeling
left in my fingertips. But I can't get that feeling back. I may spend my
entire life trying to get back into that Polariod. Fighting all the
way. The best thing I have ever known. Even now, years later, anytime I
come close to it I want to dive in. Sink or swim. I don't care. I would
give anything to be even in the room next to it. Across the street. A
breath away. Remembering what I never let myself forget. Looking someone
in the eye and knowing; another time, another place, it is right there.
In front of me. Within reach. Just open my fingers and wrap them around
it. Hold it tightly. And never let it go. Never. Never. I fought. I
fought hard. But only with myself. Sometimes I wonder if I should have
fought harder. With her. With it. Tried to work it out. It all made
sense for about fifteen seconds. Just enough time to say, ?You're
right.? What the hell was I thinking. Why didn't I say . . . .
something. My line of thinking was ?if she doesn't want it, I don't want
to push it.? Why try to keep her where she doesn't want to be? But she
did want to be there. She had to. She was happy. There were nights I
cried. When we were together and then I took her home and on the way
home I cried. Not because I was sad, or even missed her already, but
because I was happy. So happy I couldn't contain myself. I talked to
God. Whether I believed in him or not. And I said thank you. Over and
over. Again and again. I couldn't believe it was real. That I could
actually touch her. Kiss her. Look into her perfect green eyes and see
myself. But I could. I had seen her before. IN the coffee shop. And I
said to myself ?I would give up everything if she would even turn my
way.? She was light years beyond me. Another plane. Another class.
Confident, beautiful, at peace. So sure. Not for me. I couldn't even
dream it. No way could I ever make it real. Did she feel what I felt? I
have to believe she did. If I didn't it would be so hard to breathe. So
hard to get up in the morning. So hard to be. No one will be her. No one
will have those green eyes. No one will have that one lock of hair
hiding all her secrets. And no one, ever again (shudder) will make me
whole. Not like that. I'm scared. I'm so scared. What if it is real?
What if never? What if I'm right? Do you ever wonder, do you ever ask
yourself, ?can I live without love?? Can I open my eyes? I'm afraid to.
There is a feeling. You know it. This trembling completeness. This
warmth. That makes everything big. And you are ten feet tall all the
time. Everyone is looking at you. You are the one. The one she chose.
The one she calls when everything is wrong, and when everything is
right! She is the one who reaches out for you. For me. She once said ? I
need you.? I was done. That was what I was looking for all my life.
Those words. For something so pure as this creature to need ME! Could
not be real. Could not be my life. But it was. Of course, it WAS! It
isn't anymore. It is gone. So far away. And it will never be there
again. I see little pieces of it everywhere. A glance, a smile, a touch.
I feel desperate. I feel alone. So much out there. But I only want to
hear one thing. Not sure what. But I will know. If I ever get the
chance. I will stretch out my fingers, grasp it tightly, and NEVER LET
IT GO! But till then; I will be here. With my open hand. And my
desperate heart. And my cold skin. Slowly, regrettably, forgetting just
enough that I can survive from one day to the next. To remember is to
suffer. To see what was and then look at what is. To hear a voice, feel
my heart stop. Watch my breath studder in the cold. She. She can be
almost anyone. She can read me like a book. I will open to any page for
anyone. Cover to cover. Nothing to hide. Not the fear, the pain, or the
hopelessness. It is all there. Large print ; easy to read. Secrets
dissolve in tears. Dissipating into honesty, innocence, need. I was lost
and now I'm found. I was blind but now I see. Maybe I don't want to. ..
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