UnRequited
We found each other in the midst of summer, Under the Mediterranean sun and the azure sky, Among the subtle smells of lavender, thyme, and rosemary, All mingling with the comforting scent of brine from the ocean. On the beach, surrounded by soft, warm sand, The sun warm and darkening our skin, mellowing us, We tried to tame the ocean waves, huge and angry before an oncoming storm, Bonding over nothings, small, shy smiles, and feeling free. With one foot in the sea and one firmly on the sand, We felt invincible, free, forever young, and eternally happy, For this moment was endless. With the sun on our backs and the wind in our hair, Our skin darkening, our hair absorbing the sea salt, We connected in our own unique way. You, silent and brooding, lean and tan, dark eyes and hair, And me, loud and boisterous, a little thick and pale, light eyes and hair, We were as opposite as black and white, the positive and negative ends of a magnet; We were drawn to