The Two Tickets
A poem about the night we never went, and how I still keep the two tickets on my wall. We didn't make it to the concertโ but we made it through that night together.
The Two Tickets
We were supposed to go. But that night, I was in the hospital.
I held your hand and said, โTodayโs the concert day.โ You didnโt answer, but I felt you were listening.
You smiled and said, โThis ticket is my strength,โ when you were admitted. That smileโ I still remember it clearly.
I wasnโt that into live music. But you were. And I loved the way you sang, eyes lit up. That was enough for me. Thatโs why I bought the tickets.
Two of them, still on the wall. Because it was always us.
That night, I talked to you like you were there: โTheyโre playing our favorite now,โ โYour seatโs still open.โ Just whispers in a quiet room.
No music, though. Only the beepโbeepโ of a heart monitor. It sounded like it was measuring how alive you still were. That sound still scares me.
Your hand was still warm. And that scared me more. Because I knew you wouldnโt come back. That knowing stayed.
Tears didnโt fall on command. They just happenedโ at the store, on a walk, when a song floated by.
But Iโm glad I stayed. Iโm glad I spent that night with you, even if we never left that room.
The tickets are still there. Let them stay. They remind me of that night.
Today, Iโm alive. For the both of us.
If your chest hurts tooโ just for today, live. Even if you cry, just live.
ใใใฑใใใฏใพใ ใ2ๆใฎใพใพใ
ใฉใคใใซ่กใใฏใใใฃใๆฅใ ็งใฏ็ ๅฎคใซใใใ
ใใชใใฎๆใๆกใฃใฆใ ใไปๆฅใใฉใคใใฎๆฅใใงใใฃใฆ่ฉฑใใใใใ ใใ่ฟไบใฏใชใใฃใใใฉใ่ดใใฆใๆฐใใใฆใใ
ใใใใๆฏใใใใฃใฆใๅ ฅ้ขใฎใจใใใใชใใฏ็ฌใฃใฆใใ ใใฎๆฅใฎ็ฌ้กใไปใใฏใฃใใ่ฆใใฆใใ
ใใใฎไบบใฎโๅฅฝใโใใ็งใฎโๅฅฝใโใซใชใฃใใ
็งใฏใใใใพใงใฉใคใใซ่ๅณใใใฃใใใใใชใใฃใใ ใใฉใใใชใใๅฌใใใใซๆญใฃใฆใๅงฟใๅฅฝใใงใ ใใฎ็ฌ้กใใใฉใคใใงใ่ฆใใใฃใใ ใใใ ใใงใ็ณใ่พผใใ ใ
ๅฃใซใฏใใใฑใใใ2ๆใ ใตใใใง่กใใฏใใใฃใใใใ ไปใใ่ฒผใฃใใพใพใ
ใ้ณใฎใชใๅคใ
็ ๅฎคใงใใฉใคใใฎ่ฉฑใใใใ ใไปใใใใฎๆฒใใใชใใจใใ ใ้ฃใฎๅธญใ็ฉบใใฆใใงใใจใใ ใฒใจใใใจใฎใใใซใ
ใงใโโ ้ณๆฅฝใชใใฆใ็ ๅฎคใซใฏใชใใฃใใ ใใใฎใฏใๅฟ้ปๅณใฎใใใใใใใใใ้ณใ ใใ ใใฎ้ณใใโ็ใใฆใใใฉใใโใ่ฉฆใใใฆใใฟใใใงใๆใใฃใใ
ใใชใใฎๆใฏใใพใ ใใใใใใฃใใ ใงใใใใใใใฃใจๆใใฃใใ ใใใๆปใใใธใใฎใใชใฃใฆใ ใใฎไบๆใ ใใใใใฃใจๅฟใซๆฎใฃใฆใใ
ใไปๆฅใใ็ใใฆใใ
ๆถใฏใๅบใใจใๅบใชใใใชใใฆใ ๆฐใฅใใใๆตใใฆใใ ๆญฉใใฆใฆใใ่ฒทใ็ฉใใฆใฆใใ ใตใจ้ณๆฅฝใ่ณใซๅ ฅใใ ใใงใ็ซใกๆญขใพใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใงใใใใฎๅคใ ่กใใชใใฃใๅคใใใใชใใจ้ใใใฆใใปใใพใซใใใฃใใจๆใฃใฆใใ ใใใใซใใตใใใงใใฃใๆฐใใใใใใ
ใใฑใใใฏใใพใ ่ฒผใฃใใพใพใ ใใฎใพใพใงใใใญใใ ใใใ่ฆใใใณใใใฎๆฅใฎใใจใๆใๅบใใ
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