I give my love wings.
Can we hope to unlove anyone? Even as a passing affection wilts and grows old on admiration and respect? Can we forget the history of its story as it came to look for each of us before, touching a toy, a heart, book, look, smile, tear, scent, tune and forevermore the grandeur of a scene and kiss?
What did we send for its journey as love passed on in the way it had once arrived, masquerading puppets & heartbeats for a sentiment?
What did we pack in its farewell luggage for a memory? A wound of blood or a sparkle of ripples for a prism?
One day, that sweet-smelling love may visit unexpectedly. Catch us in a cafe, sipping latte, and throwing our heads back for a laugh. Or spy us at a party and watch diligently as we pass an old street, turn a familiar corner, catch a remembered name...
And then as it comes to tap us gently on the shoulder, tears start up from nowhere. Today may hold yesterday in a tight fix, unwilling to let go. So perhaps we should give it wings and not let its kiss be caught stranded anywhere.
I give my love wings and I say go.
Can we ever hope to unlove anyone or anything? No, maybe not. But perhaps, we can walk away finally with borrowed smiles from the sun.
What did we send for its journey as love passed on in the way it had once arrived, masquerading puppets & heartbeats for a sentiment?
What did we pack in its farewell luggage for a memory? A wound of blood or a sparkle of ripples for a prism?
One day, that sweet-smelling love may visit unexpectedly. Catch us in a cafe, sipping latte, and throwing our heads back for a laugh. Or spy us at a party and watch diligently as we pass an old street, turn a familiar corner, catch a remembered name...
And then as it comes to tap us gently on the shoulder, tears start up from nowhere. Today may hold yesterday in a tight fix, unwilling to let go. So perhaps we should give it wings and not let its kiss be caught stranded anywhere.
I give my love wings and I say go.
Can we ever hope to unlove anyone or anything? No, maybe not. But perhaps, we can walk away finally with borrowed smiles from the sun.
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