Letter

.
And my heart skipped a beat
The writing, the envelope
Not even needing to notice
The "Sender's" address.

All the same
A kind of trademark
And everything just fell to the floor
There was only me and the letter
And a picture...

Oh and the picture.
My breath catches
Again
If only
I could just
Touch
You.
Again.

Perhaps this is why
I drown myself in the love
Of others

NO
I could not forget, not ever
Even now I'm another's
Even now I steal your words

Oh for that smile that
I could trace
With a finger across your face
As I read
And read your regret.

I remember a day long ago
Walking a well tread path
The sun high in the sky
And the leaves all gold
Falling like snow.
I remember it like
It was yesterday.

I turned to you
And said
"If you will only ask"
"I would say yes!"

But I smile and
Remember it was long ago
And mindless prattle from
Some lovelorn fool
Still the lovelorn fool
And not one for regrets

I love whom I love
Be they near, right here and now
Be they far, right there and how
Across a hundred leagues
And half again

And when we meet
Again- I hope you see
That love for you
Is always
There.
Even if
My life is here.

Please be
Happy
For you
For me
For us

.

Owari

~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~

Author's note: A league is three nautical miles
And the letter can be from whomever you wish it to be from.

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~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~

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