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The Chameleon

The Chameleon
The Chameleon

Quintessence

For you, I’ll become everything in this world. An energy overflowing its banks. Your armor and loyal soldier serving with faithfulness. The blanket warming you on cold nights. The kisses to your brow before departing. The tight embraces after long absences. That voice whispering “I can hardly bear our separation” – even if we’ve only been apart for hours.


One day, we will finally escape to that place where no one exists beside us save the occasional deafening silence. We’ll build our own garden paradise. For hours we’ll gaze at the stars, wishing for that same desire. A place where the word “longing” loses all practical meaning. Where early morning begins with failed attempts to untangle from each other’s arms. A place where every line is about that one person alone, and words take on new, previously unknown significance. The place we’ll call home.


A home initially built only within us. Where someone runs to the front door, to embrace and never let go – at least for the next few hours of eternity. Where someone rises early to prepare breakfast. Where someone becomes the other’s living alarm clock – but instead of jarring
rings, only gentle kisses interrupting slumber.


Where love and understanding will reign supreme, regardless of circumstances, lack of resources, bad days, and the endless downpour outside. Where “I want to spend my whole life with you” are words proven over years shared.


A home where our love for each other is the only unchanging constant.

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