You aren't the one
that got away
not even my greatest
what if.

We weren't soulmates
nor meant to be.

You are
a once in a lifetime.

I've been carrying
this book
from a past.

Had read it
tons of times
and in every chapter
was caught off guard
by an unfamiliar face

How could
an old dusty book
be anew each time
I go back
to where I
last pronounced
its line?

And everytime
I reach its end
I'm still wondered...

I'm a shattered soul
once more.

You are allowed to wake up
and still dream..

like how you allow yourself
to die
and still breathe.

It's a total ache
for being so near
to someone
you wanted to
hug,
but not
being able to.

Like giving
comfort to an
injured butterfly
while healing
your own wings.

Or being the light
in someone's darkest path
while melting deep inside.

Either way,
you still choose
to give.
Even without receiving.
To love.
Even without
being loved back.

What else can you do?
You can't be greedy enough
to ask for more than
what you can give...

you can only
be grateful enough
for things
you can only get.

and I fin'lly understood
why among all
the hours of the day,

sunset has always been
the most breathtaking one.