Love .. and then some ... Part II

Regret

She kissed him and held him close. She couldn’t bear to let go.

Tomorrow they would be a thousand miles apart.

He looked at her eyes, his filled with uncertainty and childlike hope.

She didn’t want to but had no choice.

She hated herself. Hated goodbyes.

Sensitive.

He did not know a woman quite the same as her, so full of life.

She has coaxed him out of his shell and inspired his poems.

Under the stars he confessed his love.

Her eyes filled with confusion, then pity.

Reality dawned.

To see him cry only made her want to turn and run.

Sheltered.

A man must be like a wall: tall, broad and strong. A woman, like a reed in the breeze.

With him she felt protected.

He blocked out the strong winds.

She let her guard down.

He fell for her best friend.

Her life crumbed, the walls went back up.

Tongue-tied

She looked at him with awe; the brilliance of his mind dazzled her. He was unfathomable to most people, strange, an enigma.

She never knew what to say to him, yet they spoke for hours, each day growing together yet apart.

He indulged her chatter; she was just a confused child.

Unease

“The must be together, they seem so close” she heard them whisper.

She smiled at them, a distant look in her eyes, trying desperately to shut out all doubts. She loved him, was always by his side.

“Are we together?” The question lingered. “At least he’s not with someone else” she shot back.