nine...

How is it that so much time passes in the fleeting, transcendent blink of an eye...? So many memories linger; so many dreams blossom. How can something so unexpected suddenly upon second glance become the breath I breathe, the life in my veins.

What initially sustained no invested emotion was beautifully transformed into an ominous telescopic glimmer into the future. In a time of retired expectations, abandoned confidence, and wavering faith, how quickly the brilliant beams of hope dispel the fog.

In that cascade of exquisite vulnerability, you took my hand, you kissed my lips, you held me close. And in that moment...that bliss... I became yours forever.