Inside a bottle in midsea
One of these nights… One of these nights, my dear, when I’m too old, when it comes to an end, and the petty setbacks of life cease to try and hinder our steps… I will take you by the hand and tell you all those little things that no one never knew about me. I’ll shed tears on your lap (it’ll be then so very late), and then – I promise – I won’t let you say a word. I’ve always carried this terrible song of parting: Fate bids me leave, and go to war. Is it true that nothing lasts? I guess so. It must be a human flaw to assume otherwise. To believe that we are building something glorious, when all that really matters is so fleeting. But I won’t cry when we last see each other, I want to go with a smile to prove that my heart has grown strong and impregnable. It is a silly game of appearances, I know, but still I’m playing it (doesn’t everyone?). I’ve paddled upstream for too long. The strain had a costly effect on me, made me feel worn out, weary, and wretched. But I learnt a few beautiful songs on the way, the kind of music that ordinary people dare not sing. And now I’m not afraid anymore. You... you are not reading these words, are you? They will never get to you. And I can't help but smile at the irony... *sigh* I will stride onward, as always, and try to make the best of it. And I will always, always love my memories of you. Fare thee well, my dear, wherever you are.
A.
One of these nights… One of these nights, my dear, when I’m too old, when it comes to an end, and the petty setbacks of life cease to try and hinder our steps… I will take you by the hand and tell you all those little things that no one never knew about me. I’ll shed tears on your lap (it’ll be then so very late), and then – I promise – I won’t let you say a word. I’ve always carried this terrible song of parting: Fate bids me leave, and go to war. Is it true that nothing lasts? I guess so. It must be a human flaw to assume otherwise. To believe that we are building something glorious, when all that really matters is so fleeting. But I won’t cry when we last see each other, I want to go with a smile to prove that my heart has grown strong and impregnable. It is a silly game of appearances, I know, but still I’m playing it (doesn’t everyone?). I’ve paddled upstream for too long. The strain had a costly effect on me, made me feel worn out, weary, and wretched. But I learnt a few beautiful songs on the way, the kind of music that ordinary people dare not sing. And now I’m not afraid anymore. You... you are not reading these words, are you? They will never get to you. And I can't help but smile at the irony... *sigh* I will stride onward, as always, and try to make the best of it. And I will always, always love my memories of you. Fare thee well, my dear, wherever you are.
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