the strangers decided to meet on a hot and dry day

he arrived first and was standing there looking over the blue ocean waves

she had not arrived and was late

and he was filled with frustration

thinking about life and his fears

 

she arrived and they decided to go to the cafe on that late day

they were perfect strangers,

and felt like they were the only people in the universe

she reassured him that her lateness was not because she felt confused

 

she was quite clear

and quite tired of her life of solitude

her empty life

which only made her feel out of control

and tired of perpetuating a falsehood

 

after a few hours they embraced

tasted the salt on each others lips

and her smell reminded him of ripe and sweet black berries

 

they sat there smelling the rain

on that elevated cliff

where that café was situated

watching the sails on the ships fly

 

By: KMH 2015

 

 

 

 

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