ephemeral forever

close

within a hair's breadth

so close

quiet whisper

wind stirring

the world is at a standstill

gentle flutter

of her dress

echoing ages

of silence

as he raises his head

eyelashes slowly lift

focus

his breath stopped

but for an instant

as did hers

each saw

infinite reflections

in their eyes

of themselves

"but he--"

"yet she--"

no

it simply cannot be.

forever he is pained

trying to remember

an instant in his past

just

can't

put

his finger on it

lost

in history

a moment he had wished

would last forever

forever she cries inside

something slipped

never to return

what

was

it

that had once caught her eye

lost

in history

a moment she had wished

would last forever

this they both knew

as they glanced away

regaining

their held breaths

willingly

choosing

this psychological tragedy.

~a tribute to Wong Kar-wai's directing