The Wave Goodbye
When Memories of a loved One Linger
That morning, the whole world stood still for a time. What to say, ever-longing to listen. All the many times we spent together materialized before me. Venturing into the unknown, though I prepare for my departure, you will remain; both await the mysteries and uncertainties of life to unfold. Though time and space are burgeoning understandings for you, your youthful experience today, and certainly the many tomorrows that will inevitably come, only with time will acceptance and understanding be realized. The pain of those tears, wiped away long ago, still, though I believe, is felt by a momentary twinge from time to time, and one’s vision is momentarily blurred as a tear obscures my focus, made opaque.
Your slight hand pressed firmly against the pane, the grasp of which, though miles away, held my heart. Now, years have passed, and still, your reach touches me. I often wonder about you and all that you do. You see, you frequently materialize in my thoughts, and every once in a while, perhaps a glimpse of another who invokes your memory. Once a world away, I saw another you, so similar in so many ways that I felt the pangs of longing for you again. I followed, ever careful not to disturb you.
Compelled, I was to photograph the object of my desire. How familiar that other one was to me. Eventually disappearing into the masses and the backdrop of a foreign world, though out of sight, you genuinely remain in my mind, and the pleasure of seeing the likes of you was a joyous occasion, and a world away.
