Split Wide Open

Did I ever tell you? No, I did not.  If I could split open my heart, you would find the image of an evening... under a sea of glittering stars, two young souls, unknowingly falling in love ~ you were enthusiastically narrating a story ~ a spellbound account of longing and loss -   did we have slightest idea what loss really meant!  I, a captive listener!  what magic did you instill with your hypnotizing voice?  became a priceless memory I could never erase.   Did I ever tell you? No, I never did.  If I could split my heart wide open to remind you an evening of strolling back together, by a desolate narrow village-path, dark noiseless night, stars mysteriously blinking, tall trees apprehensively watching, swaying their branches, two of us... walking straight into the night... as if in a trance.. the sight often appears in my dream, never fades away!  many years later… a flashback ~ never slipped away from memory! in front of a mighty waterfalls, raining uninterrupted... rain and the falls...flooded, drenched both of us, never witnessed pouring rain the way I did, my heart never pulsated the way it did!  a ruby-crowned kinglet crooned inside me,   heart leapt and almost burst with a sensation of craziest happiness,  Did I ever tell You? June 20, 2022 For "This Or That" Vol. 12 Poetry Contest Sponsor: Edward Ibeh Theme: Split Wide Open