Love Was Never the Reason by Holly Hall

Our fingers still intertwined,

Gracefully, smoothly, elegantly.

Our voices still raised high,

Harmonies, lyrics, rhythm.

Our hearts still beat fast,

Passion, pulsating, breathing.

Our eyes still met,

Understanding, wondering, knowing.

The lies ran off your tongue,

Slid down your body,

Off your skin, and into your shoe.

You stomped on them.

Stuck on the bottom of your sole,

Stretched each time you picked up your foot.

You stepped, you walked, you hopped,

You skipped, you talked.

Your words stretched

With the lies

As you placed your head

Upon my breast.

My fingers

Ran through your hair,

Comforting, consoling, smoothing,

Speaking words to you.

The salt stuck to your cheeks

As it never had before.

It is still there.

You will not dissolve it.

Dissolve it

With real tears, purified tears.

Your eyes

Have lost its color.

They are no longer

The chocolate that melts

With the warmth

Of your smile.

They are black,

As cold charcoal

That has been left

For too long.

Too long

To be the same as it once was.

Put it back in the fire,

It will fulfill its purpose.

It will warm, burn, create again.

My chest will not rise

Or fall with yours again.

It will rise and fall alone.

A heart behind it

Building up better than before,

Brick upon brick,

Wiser, older, smarter.

It was fighting alone

All the time,

But now it is aware.

Now it is aware.

Selfish, indulgent choices

Blame them for the cause.

Love was never taken from us.

Love was never the reason.

Holly Hall hails from Nashville, Tennessee, home of honky-tonk and sweet tea. One of her life goals is to be a thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail, which she plans to accomplish in the next few years. Holly graduates as a Business Management major from The King's College this December and hopes to stay in the city to pursue a career in music marketing.