The Light Always Stays

The specks of light that fell upon the floor seemed lonely and distressed, as if the room was made to stay empty.

Thoughts flew around and simply bounced off of the four walls and refused to find their way out.

If only the idea of love would’ve lived up to its expectations, and maybe then there wouldn’t be so many broken hearts or half empty hope jars laying around the world.

The world didn’t appear to be the same after experiencing the phenomenon of heartache or the illusion of something greater than life itself.

Now it made them shiver when they looked at red lights and empty streets that once begged for spontaneous kisses underneath dark skies.. or any color of sky for that matter. Preferably rainy skies, but a lover doesn’t mind minuscule details such as those when they’re consumed by the overwhelming feelings that love has to offer.

The magic of it all becomes bottled up and hidden away in a far away place when feelings fade or things end with no warning. Or maybe there were caution signs hanging in certain moments, but a lover who falls deeply either chooses to ignore those signs or tragically passes them by once they enter the state of oblivion.

People sit in an empty room with small specks of light that feel unwanted, but choose to stay around to keep the hopeless company. It refuses to ignore the trembling hands, still body, swollen eyes or lips that have been drowned by the touch of tears. Oh how the after taste burns.

Amidst all the quiet, the light stays to remind the heartbroken that hope still remains and perhaps they will once again walk on an empty road awaiting something greater than life itself.

Their hearts whispering — don’t love me if you’re not going to love me forever.