drrieux

there was a boy born with a stone heart
he grew older and watched everyone around him
people were happy
people were sad
and still he remained the same
he wondered what all this commotion was about
love, loss, and let down
these were just words to him

One day he met a girl
she whispered sweet words to him on sunny days
and climbed the trees to find a quiet spot
she told him that she loved him
and he said he didn't know what that meant
she cried and said she hated him
and climbed out of the tree

Before he could chase her down
he felt for the first time
something terrible and frightening
followed by a blackness that encompassed his whole being
when he awoke he saw her there
her face red and streaked from the tears that ran down her cheek

"This is strange," the doctor said
"His heart is cracking and disintegrating
he hasn't got long to live."
The girl cried harder, but the boy just looked up and smiled
he pulled her close like she had so many times before
he whispered softly into her ear
"I love you too, and now I know how that tastes..."
and then he died right there on that table
with a smile on his face