#ichoose

Stranger danger when we first 'met'

With not much to say

Only our favourite films yet,

From Portrait of a Lady to the timeless Casablanca

Broadway musicals and our beloved tracks

When I went to the cinema

You said it was unsafe

And commented on my (ahem) level of social distancing

To prove my point, I captured every solo picture

To show you how responsible I was while sitting at every table

We could have gone for a run

We could have had some oysters

But then circuit breaker came

And every plan tumbled after

I don’t remember when

Or how our conversations grew

From one show to another

Our binge list started to balloon

It could have been the films that brought me out of space

Or your virtual companionship that fueled my make-believe

Was it chemistry?

No, it must not be

Because I was the only one between us who claimed it exists

I love how our convos grow longer

And how topics get a little wider

From animal spirits to zodiac signs

Into the night, it gets later and later

But thankfully, we don't stay up to talk about dead partners

Will this grow and how will it evolve

This story leaves much yet to be told

We’ll make the most of it and there’ll be no regrets

#ichoose #613

"I choose to love you in silence

for in silence, I find no rejection.

I choose to love you in loneliness

for in loneliness, no one owns you but me.

I choose to adore you from a distance

for distance will shield me from pain.

I choose to kiss you in the wind

for the wind is gentler than my lips.

I choose to hold you in my dreams

for in my dreams, you have no end. "