Does it Matter

Does it matter? when love pulls away from the arms of a lover to become a memory kept through each dawn and each sunset where the heart hides the pain of vulnerability in darkness and silence is shattered by voices in the mind Will it still matter? when this love like others is forgotten to become a shadowed glimpse where memories are welcome and explored before they vanish as quickly as they come Will you look back? when time bends the years and each remembrance becomes a distant hill crossed with thoughts of lovers never to be seen again as they morph into falling stars that streaked across your heart brightly blazing, to vanish in the darkness leaving an image etched in the mind's eye Will they fade? as you move towards the sunset leaving shadows that grow shorter until they vanish as you arrive at the horizon to meet death and every love held and every love lost will mean nothing Yet, for a while, for a time these were the most vibrant beautiful moments lived and shared, even with the saddest nights endured for it was the purest treasure you will have known until your last breath