They sit on the hood of the car
The guy wearing a hoody
The girl a long sleeved shirt
Her hands curling at the end if the sleeves exposing only her fingers
His hands are in his laps playing around
He is afraid that she might not think he is enough
Despite years and a loving relationship he still fears that his inadequacy will destroy his happiness
She fears that he'll leave her because she isn't beautiful enough
She thinks that his eyes will open one day and he'll leave
He extends his arm and puts it around her shoulders
In a seamless motion
That suggests it's an action that has been done a million times
She rests her head on his shoulder and he turns his head and kisses her head
It's a moment of pure beauty
And in that moment he knows that to her he will always be enough
And she knows he only sees her
It is in all respects
The perfect moment*
The hole in my chest that was filled by the dream is gaping. Darker than usual. And the monster lunges out and sinks his ice cold talons deep into my heart. Wrenching my heart out of place it plunges my heart into the depths of it's lifeless abyss. And tears it asunder.
A boy wakes up in tears. Some unknown pain tearing so deep into his soul that he cries to the heavens in the pitiful hope that someone... anyone...anything will save him....
But
nothing does....
nobody does...
A crack at three dimensions