Love Collections

Love comes around,and drifts away.

I used to collect things, did you know that?
I used to collect your smiles. I would tuck them away and keep them for days when the rain beat down on the world.

I used to collect your kisses. Each one was so gentle and tender; I would keep them in my pockets and relive the moments, cherishing the fact that I had them.

I used to collect your hugs. I would neatly hang them in my closet, where they would stay until one of those dreadful nights when I woke up scared of the dark and craving you. I would just pluck one out of the closet and wrap it around myself, relishing its warmth and comfort.

I used to collect your wishes. They were so shiny and beautiful, almost as gorgeous as you. Every night I would add my own �" only mine weren't for grandeur or fame, but rather for all of yours to come true.

I used to collect your sighs. I would catch them in a bottle as they drifted from your mouth while we sat on the couch, just admiring each other.

I used to collect your touches. Whether it was a little brush of the arm or a timid caress, I would keep it and store it away in a drawer so I could always have you close at hand, even when you were miles away.

Yes, I used to be quite the collector, but not anymore. Not since you left me alone with nothing new to collect.

Now the smiles have cracked, and the kisses are meaningless. The hugs are wrinkled and eaten away by moths. Your wishes have grown dim and are covered with dust. The sighs have gone stale, and the touches have faded.

I used to collect things, but now I just keep them cluttered together in the bottom of my closet. Sometimes I still take them out and turn them over in my hands, remembering days that are no more.

The memories I collected,now dance with the wind.They leave nothing behind,but the sweetness of what once was true.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[dieuxsansculte]

This is really beautiful in the simplicity of the language you use. You're not trying to dress it all up in finery, and I think that works well for this piece.

And although you've written this in a prose form, it would also work well as a poem.

For example the first paragraph could be organized this way:

"I used to collect things, did you know that?
I used to collect your smiles.
I would tuck them away and keep them for days
when the rain beat down on the world."

Maybe you should consider changing this to a poetic form. I think in that way people would find it much easier to read, but that's just my opinion. I do think it's beautiful just the way it is.

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[Alewis]

this was really good i liked it. i love how u described each collection :) great job!