Bigger World

There are places

that when you leave

your heart sort of splits

and leaves a piece behind.

You have yours right?

Places you remember

with laughter or food or friends

places that you marked an accomplishment.

Maybe it was a kiss,

or a promise,

a decision.

Maybe it was pure beauty

the kind that transcends seasons

and satisfies every time.

Somewhere magical.

How did you find yours?

Sometimes a family excursion,

a coincidence,

a recommendation,

an online link.

Or best of all,

maybe a friend gave you that place.

Those places are the hardest.

You want to share them with someone

don't you?

But not just anyone.

Theres healing and hope and fantasy

in those places.

You must be careful who to share them with.

Or keep them all to yourself.

A tiny piece of heaven,

of memories,

of times not to be invaded,

accidentally ruined.

So you go there alone.

Pretending it'll be just like it was back then.

In the before that was so delicious that it seared itself onto your memory

making your world just a little bigger.

And you need bigger.