Musings Vol. 38

This space before me is bare
There are no markings
There is no sign of life on it
You walk and stand next to me
You look into my eyes and hold my hand
A simple pencil is grasped in your other
You kiss me and say “let’s draw on this world together”
“Let’s leave our mark and create a new beginning”
My body trembles
My skin crawls
As I look into your eyes happiness overtakes me
I shed a tear
As you wipe it away you tell me to not hold back
Make whatever markings you will with me
Make whatever mistakes you will with me
As long as we make them together
We walk on this Earth
We are a soul united
Leaving our story behind for all to see
With each mark that is left
They bear a sign of our growing love
Bearing our hopes
Bearing our aspirations
Bearing our dreams of the future we work to build
I look down at the space before me again
I smile and I cry
The once empty space is now full
It is covered with bright colors
Beautiful images are seen throughout
You embrace me and whisper into my ear
“Look ahead of you”
As I stare into the horizon
Another empty space is before me
“We aren’t done” you said
“There is more happiness for us to experience and create”
You take my hand and we walk forward
I shake in anticipation
You take the pencil in your hand
And as I take mine
We continue to leave our mark on this world…