Third Street Promenade

An empty parking lot in broad daylight

The restlessness of the cityscape, picture perfect

I cast my eyes upon the summer sun

The backdrop of endless traffic is merely whitenoise

Deafening is the knowledge that you are miles away

Guitar strings and twinkling laughter

Locked in a place untouched by the world

The forever soundtrack of our lives

And the inevitable chorus always happens

Right around this familiar summertime

All I've ever known and what I've never found

is the one thing I've been searching for since day one

We seek fleeting solace in strangers with brilliant grins

And the brightest of youthful laughter

But I have still never found what I'm looking for

Midnight coffee and starlit talks define these memories

Alongside the melodic accompaniment of your voice

This is our song across the heartrending distance

And the single question mark of a guitar string

Leaves me ever so breathless—as always

Do you notice? Your melancholy extends across miles

And finds me upon the careless summer air

I cannot help it but feel your loneliness

Yet I've never been one to mind a walk alone

Listening to the city streets as if my own heartbeat

The call of your heart is music; gravity

And I will always be your accidental answer

Uncomplicated as summer should ever be

I am your rhyme—reason—verse—chorus—

All rolled into one unbreakable last refrain  

These avenues tell the story

Of a girl and a boy and a timeless echolalia  

A song on repeat; a forever summer

So I will walk these streets and listen

To the lullaby of a city overflowing with wishes 

Waiting

It's quite curious; this fragile thing we share.

I stare at the city lights twinkling outside my window and wonder where you are tonight. I wonder if you ever look out at the world and wonder about me in the same way. Sometimes I have to blink and shake my head, reminding myself that you are real and walking the same streets, day by day.

You sent those first words to me on nothing more than a wild hope; without expectations. Little did you know how they would change my world. I don't think that either of us could have imagined how this would play out. I watched a few short lines slowly transform into letters filled with our hopes and dreams, and it is ever so strange how you have gotten to know me through these words in a way that would be impossible for anyone else.

Two souls could easily sit side by side, in silence, and spend hours together without listening to each other, but our chosen choice of communication forces us to listen. The time we spend together is precious in its fleeting nature. We share our lives with each other in the most curious way, and we walk with each other, parallel and perpendicular at the same time.

You could have never known, but words are my favourite way of expression. And now, with you, even more so than ever before.

So I will send these words on a wish into the great wide world, and hope that they find you, safe and sound.