[[Notice: This love poem is exactly 1,000 words long, the longest poem I've ever written! If it's too long for you, feel free to move on to the next poem. If you chose to give it a go, I hope you enjoy it!]]

You & I
we never had
one thousand years
to spend hand in hand
conquering our bitter fears;
yet somehow together we paved
the old dirt path of our memory lane.

It was
so lovely;
the oak trees
we planted in soil,
watered with our tears
formed from many goodbyes;
But absence made the heart grow.

They say
it's bittersweet
when the stars above
come out to shine upon us;
they illuminate the dark times,
but can't be found in plain daylight.
I wish our stars could shine for eternity.

Often
I wonder
why there is
such a distance
always stretching out
for miles between us both;
but remember that love lasts longer.

Patiently
we awaited
the morning when
every flower in our garden
would bloom right in front of us;
some burst forth with such vivid colours
yet not all found their way out of the ground.

Doves
would always
transport the letters
tenderly from here to there;
we knew they'd never fall or fail.
And this is how it always went; although
secretly, neither of us knew just what to say.

Galaxies
spun around;
we never learned
how far away Pluto was.
But the stars sang anthems
as we floated in our space suits
content with where we found ourselves.

Every
limping step
was an adventure;
and every new tree trunk
seemed quite strangely familiar.
I was still overwhelmed with the beauty
But we finally reaped what was carefully sown.

I asked
time after time
if it was all a dream;
for my imagination wanders
when there is nothing else to see.
But when I opened my eyes reluctantly
you stood there still, never once leaving me.

Remember
when you would
speak to me gently,
when all I needed to hear
were your soothing sentences.
They reminded me of your promises
your solemn vow to forever love me faithfully.

Where
did you go
in the blink of an eye
leaving all the tree's leaves
rustling in the wind behind you?
I cried when I thought you'd never return
But somehow you always came back in a wink.

Fly
you gave me
invisible wings to
fly away on; I swear
one day these wings will
hold enough fuel to come home.
How long will you wait for me at the landing?

Peace
was hard to
grasp in my hands
until our first embrace;
you filled my hands and heart
with more than I could ever take.
I never deserved anything so immense.

A piece
of your heart
was left on my doorstep
when you said your last goodbye.
I try and try, so tirelessly, to tie it to mine,
but it simply won't fit without the rest of the puzzle.
I cling to it, and I wait; surely you can make it through.

Come,
everything
we ever needed
was between our arms
since the beginning of our dreams.
Why must we always wake up in between?
You have always been my ray of light in the night.

Whisper
across the
silent countryside;
I can hear every word
echoing on the prairie walls.
Because every blade of lingering grass
is a word you wished me to hear. I stand listening.

I wish
I was an eagle
calling to you from here;
with wings strong enough to
take me from here all the way there.
Raise your eyes, beloved one, to the trees;
my nest dwells there, but it'll never be home without you.

Anthills
are flooded
with friendships,
and I've never seen
a helpless ant suffering alone.
If you're not a soldier marching next to me
You're a knight in shining armour, laying your life down.

Winter
is cold in
the middle of June;
I shiver in the warm breeze.
Thank you for being my sunshine,
chasing away the spooky shadows
leaving only those eerily enchanted ones.

Memories
are carved on
rocks and tall trees,
three years of memories
engraved upon all of these.
Yet I think the greatest emblem
is your unbroken smile, illuminating all.

It hurt
when your
endless smile
so suddenly faded;
replaced by a ghostly one
I could no longer look to for help.
One day I will learn to believe in phantoms.

Prisms
of magic colours
turn to shades of black.
When you were buried under
such a cold, lifeless grey stone,
everything turned black and white.
Not even our flowers bloomed the same.

Trees
began to
wither slowly;
my tears alone
were never enough
to hydrate the forest.
Not even the garden flourished.

Our faces
never recovered
from the gentle blushing,
the compassionate tears shed.
Unlike most, you understood me;
you never hesitated to brush away droplets
that found their way out of my heart and to you.

I talk
to myself
but you try to
intervene, find a way
to preview my thoughts.
I wish I could have said more
while you were closer, within earshot.

When
you had
to do chores
I always helped out.
There was nothing like
a team of two, who daily set out
to conquer moutains of dishes like Everest.

If
there was
a mountain range
I had to climb to get to you,
I would leave the treetops below.
You always taught me how to climb up
ignoring the gravity that pulls me back down.

Fate
was great
until you tried
the climb yourself.
Now I await at the edge,
my face uplifted in expectation.
One day nigh I will soar as an angel.

Sleep
is so futile
when you leave
my wonderful dreams.
If you aren't here, I descend
into the endless and empty void.
Come, please, find your way home.

Heaven
seems so
terribly far away
from earth sometimes.
I feared the distance between
our two distinct countries too much;
Now I miss having you just a phone call away.

You & I
we never had
one thousand years
to spend hand in hand
conquering our bitter fears;
yet somehow together we paved
the old dirt path of our memory lane.

And I will forever tread there.

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• Date written: January 17, 2018 • Word Count: 1,000 • Line Count: (Not even gonna count XD) • Stanza Count: 32 •