[You] The Missing Piece Needed For Perfection
It was the brightest day one could see. The birds were singing their favourite songs and the dew drops falling from the leaves looked like small crystals, the one I had in my room.
With my flowy red dress, I sat on the green grass; feeling it under my skin as my bare hands touched the ground beneath. They were playing not too far from me. I smiled at them every now and then and they waved energetically. Everything was perfect yet it felt like something was missing. As I closed my eyes I felt a presence next to me. I didn’t open my eyes for the first few moments but I knew I was bound to open them sooner or later.
There were you sitting and waiting for me to smile at you. I guess I’ve known it for quite sometime now And deep down, I could always feel it. I would be a liar if I say it never crossed my mind because it did, somewhere deep within. It crossed my mind that the missing puzzle in my life is no one but you.
But…But you were gone, for the longest time. And they made me forget about you, about everything related to you. You were looking at me with those eyes and you knew I would surrender. So I did and you pulled me closer.
I knew I’d die but who cares? So I let you hug me, let your fragrance engulf me. Suddenly I felt all those moments when I stopped thinking about you, and all I wanted to do was cry because I felt ashamed. For abandoning you, because you have always been there…..
And so I did. I cried in your arms until you hugged me tighter and whispered 'I’m here now aren’t I?' We stayed that way for a very long time yet it felt like a moment when we parted.
'I’m here to stay' you whispered again, wiping the tears off my face. You gently kissed my forehead and everything was perfect again. The missing piece was right in front of me. I was so happy that I forgot they came with me. As I looked around, they were far away and still running. I tried getting up but for some reason I couldn’t. You helped me stand on my feet but you didn’t let go of me because you knew I needed you.
’We just built a beautiful home together and they are gone now.' I thought I would, but I didn’t feel any tears in my eyes. So that means I wasn’t sincere to them? 'Let’s try and catch them.' You whispered again. Slowly, we started walking towards them. It felt like the end of the movie where the protagonist is wearing bright colours and walking towards the light with their head held high.
But as I looked down I saw the dress was getting darker and darker with each tight embrace. The path I was walking on was no longer alive and the sun was now covered with dark clouds. Was that even a happy ending? I didn’t know but at least I felt complete.
As I remember it again, I know your arrival is near and I hug them tight one last time before they run away again, and we chase them together.
