The Depths of Nothing

What does it feel like to lose the one you love?

Eyes focusing in, finding him staring right back to her
Color exploding across the scene as he walked away
Realizing then and there, she couldn't let this go
Running his way, screaming into the depths of nothing
Standing together in the darkened evening,
Fingers that stayed glued away from each other
Wanting to touch his face, and not wanting to let him go
Moonlight making his eyes darker than anything remembered
Features softer than the thousands of dreams she had tried to sketch out
Words were coming, she couldn't hear them speak
Walking away, the color exploding across the scene as the tears ran down. . .
Eyes focused in, finding your face haunting her again
This bed has never been so mean, making it impossible to sleep
She can't let you walk away
Breaking her heart in thousands of pieces that can't be glued back in place, with every lie and every dead dream. . .
Falling into a exhausted sleep. . .
Standing in his yard, with a smile that she never saw outside of dreams
He didn't want to let her go. . .
Running, laughing and the sun exploding into color as his arms wrapped around her
Running away, and no one came to say they were lying to themselves. . .
Stick to her face, nothing could make him look away. . .
Awakening from the dream. . .
Eyes focusing on to the phone that beckoned
The scene said to be brave and tell him what she needed. . .
Painted with grief, he didn't think of her in the darkness of each night
Staying strong while she broke down, revealing a thousand lies that had been created. . .
The scene didn't feel like beautiful, broken love. . .
Eyes focusing in, finding him staring away
Realizing then and there, she had to let it go
But she couldn't let it fade away to a painful memory. . .
Staring into the depths of nothing, she saw nothing staring back. . .

Author's Note

I wrote this quickly while listening to Beatles and Across the Universe music. . . It seems like a decent match.

Reviews

[lori c]

for a "quick " write this is quite good. it tells the whole story and i love the repetition of the "color exploding" and that you let the reader envision the color. the last line captures the essence of what was left between these two from the start. nicely done.