Meant To

I loved words
more than the woman
who inspired me to write them.**

Embraced
the tragic beauty
of every letter like
a sunset with no horizon;

each line becoming an
immortalized effigy
of us

our happiness

our uncertainties

our dreams.

Ink strokes mirrored
the universe in her eyes
and the thumping quasar
beneath her breast.

So obsessed
with written memories,
I squandered opportunities
to truly decipher the intricacies
of

her flesh

her aroma

her smile.

I'm unapologetic
for capturing our moments,
but am genuinely sorry
because in reality,

I really meant to love her more.


** Lines by the Old Man character from the 2012 movie entitled, The Words.