“My love, all I want and need is you.
It’s always been you.”
Maybe that’s what I can’t reconcile. What I want and what I need. You. You see, I want you to be by my side. I want you to love me, unequivocally, just as I love you. I want you to grow old with me, and fall more in love with me every day as I do for you. I want you with me, happy, content, and fulfilled. What I want is you. All of you. For always.
But at the same time, I need every one of those things. I need to know that true love exists. I need to know that lasting love is possible. I need to believe in soulmates — and that life isn’t always going to be so tough. I need to know that everything I endured to survive wasn’t in vain. That what I’ve done in my life has mattered. That what I’ve accomplished — that living my dreams, not spending my time chasing them — are worth remembering. That we are going to last. That we will be happy.
Maybe, my wants and needs are the same after all.
I suppose, that makes me a dreamer.
And I’m okay with that.
Sarah Doughty is the tingling wonder-voice behind Heartstring Eulogies. She’s also the author of The Silence Between Moonbeams, her poetry chapbook, and the acclaimed novels and novellas of the Earthen Witch Universe. Good news, they’re all offered for free, right here! To learn more about how awesome Sarah is, check out her website, stalk her on Goodreads, or both.
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“That what I’ve accomplished — that living my dreams, not spending my time chasing them — are worth remembering.”
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Reblogged this on Brave & Reckless and commented:
Sarah Doughty is contemplative on Sudden Denouement.
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This is very touching 💛
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lovely
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Lovely. The need… ❤ Kind of hit me with this one.
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Sarah, you speak of the heart in ways that make me melt. You are a hero of mine. You never fail to reach into the pit of me. ❤ ❤ ❤
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beautiful words
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I think you said it all — what we all dream about. Beautiful piece.
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What a beautiful exposition about the wants and the need.
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Thank you, sweet soul. I’m glad you like this one!
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Thank you so much for sharing my words. It’s always an honor.
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