I discovered something today
In a place by the sea
Where you can hear the waves as they gently kiss the shore
I've been watching the two of them a long time
And I think she only ever leaves him
So she can come back and kiss him 'hello' again
It seems all good and well doesn't it
At first glance most things do
She looks so innocent the way she rushes to his arms
How she softly traces his lips with hers
And then they playfully struggle against each other
When she tries to run back out again
But what you don't see
Is that every time she leaves him
She takes a little piece that he can't replace
Its too small to be measured and you can't see the difference with your eyes
Over the course of time it will take its toll
Someday she will have carved a small hole in his chest
You see this is not just a game
This is how she will preserve her future
She needs a place to hide when the world gets cold
Somewhere she will feel safe and warm
Maybe she has to do this to him because she needs something that feels familiar
Not a strange alien sensation that she has never known before
What if she only runs into his arms to get used to being surrounded by him
Before moving into that empty cavity where his heart used to be
I wonder if she even knows what she is doing
*~W.C.