sun
sand
laughter

you say:
I want to fly high
and reach for the stars

I wonder:
do you know what you are looking for
or are you just running away

trees
bees
summer

come with me
he says

why should I
she asks

she talks
and talks
her voice
gets louder
and louder
her laughter
changes from
promising
to hysterical

I watch her
exhausting herself
not realising
that he longs
to be left alone

sunshine
laughter
happiness

rushing home from work
tired, hungry and depressed
joyless life for me

heat
you
desire

pizza and pasta
memories of holidays
smiles and happiness

endless thoughts again
dark night and still awake
will this ever end

read
learn
change

you should ring him
she suggests
he is kind
and deserves
your love

if he is kind
I respond
why does he
not get in touch

I came
to the foreign city
hoping to find myself
but instead
I have lost myself
even more

she stands
at the foot
of the mountain
longing to reach the top
I can see that fear
is holding her back
so I take her hand
and begin walking with her

barrenness
raindrops
flowers

she listens to the cars
passing by the window
soon the church bell
will have struck twelve times
welcoming a new day

but when she hears
the bell‘s joyful sound
sadness creeps into her soul
as she knows that
nothing has changed

I look at you and wonder
why our roles have changed
but just when I begin to worry
you hug me and smile
I can feel your love
reaching my soul
and making it dance with joy
and I understand
that it does not matter
if our roles have changed
as long as the love
we have for each other
has stayed the same

who are you writing for
he asks
having just read
one of her poems

not for you
she answers
and leaves the room

I have one burning question:
what is holding me back
to leave the relationship
that he has already left
a long time ago