Mirage
Love, honor, cherish. Words that not too long ago held such promise for the future. They went along with phrases like, "As long as you both shall live," painting a picture of an idyllic life. But now I know it was a mirage, one that vanished when another phrase was ignored: "Forsaking all others."
Sydney. Strange how one soft sound whispered in half sleep could drown out our wedding vows, and yet it has. Her name shattered my vision of the future, and not even all the king's horses and all the king's men could put it back together again.
Catch a Tiger
"Eenie meenie minie mo." I chanted that children's rhyme thousands of times growing up, but I never faced a choice like this one.
How can I choose between Lauren and Sydney? Wife, love, head, heart, present, past. Which is right and which is wrong?
To choose one would be to give up some of my honor, but choosing the other would force me to give up part of myself. Should I stay with Rachel though my heart is Sydney's, or should I be honest with everyone and true to myself?
"My mother told me to pick the very best one."
There
Sunset in front, stars behind, the two meeting above in a rich dusky blue.
Sand underfoot, water stretching out before, continuously lapping at the land, begging for purchase.
An arm at the waist, a hand on the side, melding the two shadows into one.
A smile, a hint of laughter, a soft kiss, all giving the subtle picture of love.
Happiness. Happiness was there.
An alarm goes off, a hand slaps the button, but the phantom beach disappears. She longs to remain there, to stay with him, but There only exists in dreams. Reality is Here again with the morning.
Triangle
I'm back. I once was lost but now I'm found. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes I've come back from the dead, returned to a world that continued on without me.
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I'm cast aside. The hole I've been filling no longer exists, the true fit has returned. Stop-gaps aren't needed anymore, there's no place for me in my world.
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I'm torn. My heart was empty for so long, but now the dead walk and it beats again. Past meets future, and worlds collide.
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Returned one, cast aside one, torn one.
Past. Present. Future.
Where do we go from here?
Love, honor, cherish. Words that not too long ago held such promise for the future. They went along with phrases like, "As long as you both shall live," painting a picture of an idyllic life. But now I know it was a mirage, one that vanished when another phrase was ignored: "Forsaking all others."
Sydney. Strange how one soft sound whispered in half sleep could drown out our wedding vows, and yet it has. Her name shattered my vision of the future, and not even all the king's horses and all the king's men could put it back together again.
Catch a Tiger
"Eenie meenie minie mo." I chanted that children's rhyme thousands of times growing up, but I never faced a choice like this one.
How can I choose between Lauren and Sydney? Wife, love, head, heart, present, past. Which is right and which is wrong?
To choose one would be to give up some of my honor, but choosing the other would force me to give up part of myself. Should I stay with Rachel though my heart is Sydney's, or should I be honest with everyone and true to myself?
"My mother told me to pick the very best one."
There
Sunset in front, stars behind, the two meeting above in a rich dusky blue.
Sand underfoot, water stretching out before, continuously lapping at the land, begging for purchase.
An arm at the waist, a hand on the side, melding the two shadows into one.
A smile, a hint of laughter, a soft kiss, all giving the subtle picture of love.
Happiness. Happiness was there.
An alarm goes off, a hand slaps the button, but the phantom beach disappears. She longs to remain there, to stay with him, but There only exists in dreams. Reality is Here again with the morning.
Triangle
I'm back. I once was lost but now I'm found. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes I've come back from the dead, returned to a world that continued on without me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm cast aside. The hole I've been filling no longer exists, the true fit has returned. Stop-gaps aren't needed anymore, there's no place for me in my world.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm torn. My heart was empty for so long, but now the dead walk and it beats again. Past meets future, and worlds collide.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Returned one, cast aside one, torn one.
Past. Present. Future.
Where do we go from here?