A THOUSAND AND ONE WORDS

the idea of you

i don't know if i ever liked you

"liked liked" you, as they say

i know i enjoyed our time as friends

and that i valued your opinion

but i don't think i fell in love with you

i fell in love with the idea of you

this perfectly imperfect version

that only existed in the realms of my mind

the borderless imagination

stretching beyond reality

and into unfamiliar territory

one that i couldn't stop

but the dissonance between you

and the version of you that i fell for

created this paradox

where i didn't want you

but i was hopelessly devoted to this concept

this notion

of unparalleled love

i would gladly break myself into pieces

and willingly gather up the dust

just for you

because love is messy, isn't it?

but it's funny

because in the end

it was you who ended up breaking me.

in retrospect, it was for the best

no hearts broken

no hurt feelings

because you can't be hurt

by losing something you never had

right?

but that version of you always remains in my mind

i've always loved the stars

so many sparkling uncharted possibilities

and beautiful unexplored areas

but my favourite thing about the stars

is the possibility of another us

because in some other world

in an alternate universe

many moons away from here

in galaxies where circumstances change

and it wasn't right person wrong time

you might've just loved me back.