Only Answer
if somebody asks
why I loved the way I did,
I will not speak of beauty,
or kindness,
or the thousand small gestures
that filled our days.
I will say only this:
we were authentic,
we were real,
we were genuine.
that was enough.
that was everything.
love does not need
ornament or excuse.
it needs only two people
who dare to stand unmasked,
to meet without disguise,
to be seen
and still remain.
that is my only answer.
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