Eliza

a letter of thanks.

When my sister is mean to me,I remember some of the kind words you have said to me,And I feel a whole lot better knowingThere is someone who values me.When my sister is mean to me,I feel like I’m on a war zone,Except I am no soldier, I’ve never had trainingAnd I don’t know howContinue reading “a letter of thanks.”

“is it okay if i sit here?”

As she walked into the restaurant, she anxiously scanned the room to find at which table the group was to be seated. Further to the back, she spotted a long table, and no sooner had she seen it that her eyes fell upon him. So he had arrived before her this time. To her relief,Continue reading ““is it okay if i sit here?””

My heart is greedy:It always wants more of you.It is never quite satisfiedWhen fed with a word, a look or a smile.It hungers for somethingfilling, hearty, and comforting.A conversation, a connectionCloseness, intimacy.This diet of you would keep my heart healthy,For it would be full of love, and so happy.

that’s all i came here for.

Hesitatingly (for she had never done this before) she made her way towards his desk. She had noticed him there on her arrival in the building, and she longed to see him, to be physically a little closer to him, and perhaps even share a few words. She felt herself getting shy as she cameContinue reading “that’s all i came here for.”

constant communication.

I communicate with you constantly: if not out loud, then in my thoughts; if not in my thoughts, then in my imagination; if not in my imagination, then in my dreams. There is not a moment I am disconnected from you. I speak to you all the time in my heart, so much that IContinue reading “constant communication.”

imaginary conversation.

They stood fairly close to one another: if they but slightly extended their arms, their hands would most surely touch. However they did no such thing, and only stood calmly with this short comfortable distance between them. “Thank you for playing on Sunday,” he went first, “I see you got some nice feedback!” “Yeah, everyoneContinue reading “imaginary conversation.”

honest conversation.

She wanted, and was considering how, to express herself. She had bluntly blurted out that there was something she wished to speak to him about, and now that he sat quietly, expectantly, she knew not what to say first. All the words she had rehearsed in her mind for weeks no longer sounded appropriate orContinue reading “honest conversation.”

Thought of the day.

Happiness always comes between us.She makes me look at you, and when I do,Love appears within me.

my very rare friend.

In the light of your friendship, I see the pain of my past, And I love myself a little more For having survived it. In the light of your friendship, My wounds reopen So they may heal a little better With the love you teach me To bestow on myself. And that is how IContinue reading “my very rare friend.”

Waiting patiently.

It was as I was struggling to find my wordsThat the quality of your friendship became clear:Because you sat in silence, and waited patientlyUntil I expressed myself, finally.