Realization.
A punch to the gut.
A heart beat skipped.
The people in that picture,
Seem like someone else.
Like friends I might've known years ago.
And the section of life they shared together,
No matter how short,
Doesn't seem like mine.
I see the girl that WAS me.
Smiling and happy with his arm around me.
I sit here and think.
'That can't possibly be me.'
There's such a carefree joy and happiness in their faces.
You can tell from just looking,
That they're best friends.
That there's a love beneath those eyes,
Far exceeding their age.
But that can't possibly be me....
That was another world.
Another time.
Another couple.
And the sad reality of it is,
It's the truth.
Our souls may be in that picture,
But it's no longer us.
There's no longer that carefree joy.
No longer that uninhibited happiness.
Those people are gone.
And in all truth and pain,
Have died.
But in their place,
Two new people were born.
Two totally and completely different people.
There may no longer be,
The unconfined joy.
Or the clearly visible happiness.
But that love.
That love that was living just beneath the surface.
It's a full grown flame.
All consuming.
An unconditional, unbeatable love.
Maybe those two people in the picture have died.
But from the ashes of what was lost,
Comes something tenfold of what was before.
The picture,
Is just a far away memory.
Of a life that once was.
Of a friendship that once was.
But as it should,
Love exceeded death.
Overcame time.
Surpassed distance.
And looked failure in the eyes,
And Laughed.
Nothing can overcome love.
Not death.
Nor failure.
Not hate or distance.
Love, unconditional,
Will outlast even time.
Should I never see his face again,
Or touch his skin,
Hear his voice.
It won't matter.
The love in his heart and soul,
Is forever.
Nothing on Earth, Heaven or hell,
Could change it.
It is forever....
And then some.
"There's an Angel with her hand on my head. She says I got nothing to fear. There's a darkness, living deep in my soul. Still got a purpose to serve. So let your light shine...God don't let me lose my nerve." *~* Everlast 'Keep your lights on'
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