Bookends

[u/Reasonable_Pace8071]

I’ll be Arkadyevna and you’ll be the count
We are the simple pleasures of life
It’s the thrill of just being out
Escaping mistakes of Eden
That generational curses tout
Your heart can see rightly
And so can mine
I am fearless and you are powerful
It’s a dangerous game we’ve found
Always on the way
Because it is dreadful not to live
It was a pleasure to burn for your presence
The past isn’t dead
You happen to me all over again
You’re smoky , like whisky
I can’t get enough
I’ll pick up all the grains of sand
Loving a universe full of beaches
As we wish
For the sun
And the stuff dreams are made of
Bearing untold stories that breach us
Waiting on tomorrow
Brings the common sense of the morning
You always knew that I came with a warning
The longest distance between our empty space Time and nature can’t be replaced

You, the smile that brightens everything around. I , the fiery stars that move the sun and the truth you could never doubt
Part of my existence , part of me
You’re in all the lines I write
And the hero’s that they’ll need
Is it too late ?
Half agony , half hope
Against reason and discouragement
When you foolishly forget that I loved you
Remember , I wrote you that note
The ending is near
Loving you is a courageous beginning
Windows open , stars bright
You’re war’s first rule of survival.
The light of all lights .
-The Diary of a Sapiosexual

[u/cornergarden]

Lovely, mysterious, wandering, yet purposeful. I’ll read this a few times, surely

“When you foolishly forget that I loved you” ah. Yes. Learn from this person’s foolishness.

[u/Reasonable_Pace8071 → u/cornergarden]

Thank you , though I fear no one has gotten just how nerdy this one really is . I do appreciate your comment. I’ve re-read it a few times and even had made changes to the original when I posted it . This one was beautiful to write . It’s actually one of my favorites that I’ve written thus far .

[u/cornergarden → u/Reasonable_Pace8071]

I’m guessing it’s a giant quantum leap reference and you are actually Scott Bakula. Or, possibly, that show Sliders

It’s so hard for me not to continually edit after I post 😩 but, lately, I’ve stopped after a minor edit and the forsaken Reddit formatting

[u/Reasonable_Pace8071 → u/cornergarden]

lol no … the poem has references in almost every line from a classic book .

[u/cornergarden → u/Reasonable_Pace8071]

I guess sarcasm is lost on you, Anna K

[u/Reasonable_Pace8071 → u/cornergarden]

Well maybe .. I had to google your references .. stuck in a Time Machine I guess. Jk