Caressing Voices

“Do you know you how it feels to hear
your voice? It’s like a caress over my skin.”

Have I ever told you how mesmerizing it is to hear your voice? How it feels? The smooth, melodic tone that sounds like a caress over my skin. The way your mouth moves with every elongated syllable. Or maybe it’s the way your eyes hold steady with mine. And I can’t bring myself to look away. Maybe it’s the way you see me, as if you can read my thoughts by the expression on my face. Or, maybe I just fell for you without recognizing it. Either way, I’m yours.

© Sarah Doughty

I’m yours for
the rest of my life.

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Whispers In The Dark

“My heart continues to whisper your name.
But, in the night, it beats it’s loudest.”

All my veins and sinew continue to whisper your name in the darkness. My heart, as if a beacon. Of gravity. An empty, dead star. Slowly pulsating, no matter the time of day. But sometimes, in the quiet of the night, it beats it’s loudest. That’s when I hear your name. Feel your touch on my skin. Crave your scent. Taste you as if you’re still lingering on my tongue. It’s as if you’ve permanently changed my DNA. Forever connecting us together, no matter the distance between us.

© Sarah Doughty

Do you feel it too?

At War

“If you’re at war, then I’m there
fighting by your side.”

If you’re at war
with yourself,
then I’m there.
Fighting by your side.
To change your mind.
I will be there to
change your mind
and remind you
every minute of every day
just how wonderful you are.

Because you are so much more than a parent, a spouse, and a friend. You are more than any label you’ve ever given yourself. You. You give people hope. We see the fire in your eyes. We see that spark when you fight back against everything that has ever hurt you. You are not at war with yourself.

© Sarah Doughty

I will change your mind.

Still Beating

“I still feel you in my heart.
And I know, my heart still beats for you.”

Maybe, when we are finally
beneath the same moon,
the cards will change
in our favor.
Maybe, when the timing
is right, we’ll find our way
back to one another.
And maybe. Just maybe,
when we move beyond
this life, we will still
find each other.
But most of all, for now,
I just wish your life
is filled with happiness
in my absence.
Because even on the
blackest of nights,
I still feel you in my heart.
And I know, my heart
still beats for you.

Maybe it’s the maybes
that are eating me alive.

© Sarah Doughty

Perhaps one day,
this wall between us
will crumble beneath
its foundation.

No Regrets

“You see, I knew it the moment
our eyes met that I loved you.”

I remember that night like it was yesterday. The night you mustered up the courage to hold my hand. And then when I walked you to your car, I didn’t hesitate to kiss you. One of the few times I was ever brazen enough to act upon my feelings. You see, I knew it the moment our eyes met that first time. The time you really looked into my eyes and wasn’t horrified at what you saw looking back at you. I knew in that moment that I loved you. And you never left me regretting it.

© Sarah Doughty

So please,
don’t ever change.

Aching Hearts

“And I fear this ache I feel for you
may become permanent.”

There it is again. The tell-tale heart beating within the walls of my chest. Calling your name so it echoes and reverberates through my body as more than just a pulse. But a reason to keep fighting. To push forward. To make the best of every day that is given to me. To be with you. And though I love you more than words can describe, I fear this ache I feel you may become permanent.

© Sarah Doughty

Can you hear my heart
pounding your name?

Blooming Flower

“The first kiss is both magical
and exhilarating at the same time.”

Isn’t it amazing how love happens? It’s like a flower blooming for the first time. You never really notice it until the petals begin to open and the colors become more vibrant with each passing moment. And in the morning, that moment, when the sun glints off the dew clinging there, a rainbow of colors light up the world for the first time. That is when the first kiss happens. It is both magical and exhilarating at the same time.

© Sarah Doughty

Isn’t it amazing
how love happens?

Reasons

“So please, won’t you tell me
all the reasons you’re here to stay?”

On this forgotten page, I am left with only one question: Why did you pick me? I often wonder what drive you in my direction. I find myself second-guessing myself and my worth. If I’m even deserving of love.

© Sarah Doughty

So please,
won’t you tell me
all the reasons
you’re here to stay?

Hauntings

“And the demons I carry with me,
they hide within my eyes.”

There’s darkness running through these veins. The marrow in my bones echo the screaming coming from my heart. And the demons I carry with me, they walk within my shadow. They hide within my eyes. They speak to me in whispers and remind me of my place. And when my lips quiver and tears sting against my eyes, they roar in triumph. But I am more resilient than them. These broken pieces are jagged and can fight back with the same venom. No matter how beaten down I am, I have more fight within me. I always have more fight left.

© Sarah Doughty

Until they’re all beaten
and silent forever,
I’ll never stop.

Wild Hearts

“This wild heart can never be broken.
Because I’m never alone.”

Don’t you see? Wild hearts can never be broken. Because they’re free. They love with their souls, not just an organ than beats within their chests. Wild hearts can never be tamed. Because the fires refuse to be stifled. Their purpose burns through their eyes. But most importantly, wild hearts can never feel lonely. Because they are never alone.

© Sarah Doughty

And mine.
It is always with you.