The dust settles in my mind

The petals are covering you in every way. You smile shyly like it is the first time. I can hear everything I need to. The forest is green as you would expect. Your eyes are looking my way again and and I feel something changed. You are making your way back to me. There is no need to forget, lets hold all our memories and embrace then as they have brought us here. We can swim if needs be but we are on our way back to where we belong. Something has changed so this will be better than the last and we know for sure we are real in every sense of the word. Hold my hand and call my name. You are everything I was always looking for. Lets make dinner and dance in the kitchen. I rest easy knowing you are there, my hand reaches for you in the dark and we are safe in here. And then dawn comes and takes you away again. I wish for more time as always I’m left with a bitter taste of wanting in my mouth. I know you will be back once again. I wait patiently till the moment arrives and takes my breath a

  A story I started writing ages ago... here is a snapshot of the work in progress.   Tracey & George are on the edge of other people’s lives By Lauren Hart (copyright 2021)     The water is dripping incessantly and you can not face the day. It’s another day, another problem you do not wish to face. But it all changed yesterday when you gave her that look. She has lost herself somewhere along the way. Was it whilst backpacking across America, climbing Mount Fuji or just walking through the leaves in the local park? She always felt as though she was on the edge and you were always running after her but never quite reaching. It hurts to remember this now. But one day the pain will fade and the laughter from childhood will return again. You are a wonder but never quite realised your power.   Tracey is sitting on a bench ready to meet the love of her life but gets up and decides to leave at the very last minute. She had arrived early but couldn't wait any longer to see if today was