
[photo by Aneta Bartos]
only then I found out
he is irreplaceable
sometimes we were in silence
yet not in awkwardness
but a peaceful state of mind
comfortable. we called it.
'The more I talk to you, the more I like you.'
Simple and no intention to hide.
he made me fall for him.
entirely.
'I want you to give me everything.'
I did and I have nothing left.
we had so much to talk about,
to share.
in the past.
Maybe we are really in speechlessness now
only happened in memories
we own
bubbles and dreams
of the past
I am not stuck with him
but I slowly realise
that what I told him was true:
what can I ask for more? A perfect man I have encountered.
no one is comparable,
I can hardly fall for another man.
with similar degree of spiritual understanding.
Never.
I suspect?
she sensed that she was only a half. But there was no one to supply the other half. 'we rounded each other out so well' she said, thinking back on her days with the saving bank clerk; that was her ideal of eternal love
--A sorrow beyond dreams by Peter Handke