You have strung the little pieces of my life together

Your little hands playing with my heartstrings

Pulling and letting go.

Making my heart dance a beautiful ballet

My mom always told me

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”

“Don’t build your home in someone else’s heart”

But that’s exactly what I did

For I built a cozy beach house

One with a stunning view of the sunset and a clear sight of stars

Calming waves colliding with our porch that hangs over the deep blue ocean

As we sit together, feeling the warm sand hugging our feet

And the gentle sunsets above us kiss us goodnight

Leaning against each other, we swayed with the breeze

Falling asleep to our breathing

With each breath, I’d see less and less

Of you, of us, and the home we shared

Together.

Breathe

In, Out

I was home

In, Out

And then there was nothing left.