I always thought a happy ending, ended with me having you around forever

but maybe that was selfish and unfair of me

you dance with the lights off and smell flowers on your free days

I’ve never met anyone like you

yet it took me months to realize the gratitude I had for you

to make me smile the way you do…..

“Forever” is the joy killer of the moment and I was given moments I will never forget

we stare at the two-sided mirror, confess our feelings, and declare somber support for being a part of each other’s journeys

we will walk away knowing someone who values us and will continue to do so when the skies turn dim

when the rain clears and they hold someone more likely to fit in

when the sound of youth prances around a house built for 4

you’ll remember the apartment cookies you used to adore

you’ve built other bridges and yet still see mines… cracked but stable when you squint over that hilltop

I’m there with my hand held high looking happier than you last remember

and you wave back with traces of romance illuminating off of you from a cold night in November

We are far in distance but the bridge remains…

and I smile in support of every person who gets the chance to say ….

“I’ve never met anyone like you”

……. So I guess I did get my forever?

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven…

John Milton