"How do you always do that?" I asked out of the blue one night.
"What?" you asked in pure confusion. "Make me laugh when I
don't even want to breathe." I explained simply.
"That's easy," you smiled, "All you do is care for someone
with all your heart." Your face went completely blank for a moment
and both of our worlds were silent in the stillness
unlike ever before.
I sighed playfully, "Be careful. If you keep talking like that
people will think you're in love." You laughed quietly
as if only to yourself, "I am," you answered.
Again there was silence.
"Lucky person," I whispered, trying not to show my pain.
"Yes," you smiled, "Yes, you are."
But I hate that there were so many miles between us at that moment,
because if you had been with me I would have hugged you and
let those words I swore I'd never say flood from my lips until both of us
were laughing so much that we lay there crying in each others arms
while grinning from ear-to-ear. If only you had been closer I would have
kissed you and been perfectly fine with the stillness as it attempted
to swallow us whole thinking that the world would carry on just fine
without us for a while. Even now, all this time later, I still
believe that is the most beautiful thing you have ever said:
"It's easy. All you do is care about someone with all your heart"
