saccharine nostalgia

you’re only one 

ripple in the lake,
and there’s a thousand
separate paths to take.

a single misstep
in this marathon
they call life
and we would
never have been.

a stroke of luck

brought us together 

before mistakes 

tore us apart. 

but love like this can't

just come and go,
it sticks to the heart 

& puts stains on the soul.
so no matter what happens
and wherever you go,

you'll know someone loves you.

and sometimes that’s

all you need to

go on living

one more

day.