Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

I woke up this morning and found Today sitting on the edge of my bed.

She smiled as I finally awoke, leaned over to me, and whispered in my ear: "Yesterday is gone. She has left you, again."

As I scanned the room with my morning eyes, looking for my Yesterday, I found that she had, indeed, left without another Note or Goodbye - just the Broken Promise that she would be there in the morning was left on the bedside table.

"You always knew she would leave, again," Today continued, "Yesterday can't stay Anywhere for too long, without becoming UnHappy and Angry. You know, that. It's part of Who she is."

The only two words I could find in that nearly empty room were these: "I know".

Sensing the confusion and pain of another lost Yesterday, Today reached out to me, slid her hand into mine, smiled a sad smile, and offered me this: "Yesterday will always leave you. She always has. But, now, you have me, Today, and we have all day to do Whatever We Want and make Tomorrow Whatever We Want It To Be."

I truly loved Yesterday for having been a part of My Life.

But, I thank God or Whatever Gods There May Be for giving me Today. I am Thankful for knowing She will never leave - and will always be Present in My Life. With her Loving Promise, I can't wait for Tomorrow.

Needing Help

In that moment, He learned that He could only break his own heart 16,498 times.

After that, there was only Stillness and The Knowledge that as long as he put another piece of his heart into Her hands, She would continue to shatter each fragment of his fractured heart with a hesitant kiss.

He couldn't do the math in his head, but He knew there were a lot of Pieces to pick up, now, and put back together - and he'd definitely be needing Help.

Whirlwind

The only sound is the spinning of the ceiling fan twisting half formed thoughts wildly within his head.

Losing Fear

"So, why did you take up acting?" He asked.

"Because I've spent twenty nine years watching Life and, now, I think I want to star in my own Life." She answered.

One Day Things

"What are One Day Things?" she asked.

"One Day Things are Those Things In Your Future That Are Meant For Only You. If you close your eyes, look into your Heart, and stop Thinking, they will reveal themselves slowly and cautiously - kinda like when Forest Fairies come out from behind the trees and approach you slowly and ask you to follow them. If you aren't afraid of anything, forget your worries and use a bit of imagination, you will see your One Day Things clearly. "

"So, that's why you don't live in the city, then?" She asked.

"Exactly! That's why I live near a lake... near enough to the woods.. because I'm never far from the One Day Things when I take my morning or evening walks. You see, if you follow those One Day Things, you'll never lose sight of what's in your Future and that's an Important Thing nowadays... because most people I know don't really remember where they've been and have given up on where they're going. I'm not a big fan of that path in Life, so I choose the path with the One Day Things."

Then, she cautiously put on her walking shoes and went for her first walk with him. And all the while, as they walked past the lake and near the woods, she had to admit to herself that there were moments when she forgot all her Worries and Fears and found herself looking deep into the woods for Forest Fairies and One Day Things.

Two Broken Hearts

"So what should we do, then?" she asked him.

And as he gazed out the coffee shop window, beaded and glistening with drifting icy rain drops, he replied softly, "We'll do the only thing any two people can do after a Lifetime of Loving Others - We'll try our best to love each other all that we can with whatever is left of our broken hearts..."

"... Until our hearts are broken no longer?" she added.

"... Or until we die - whichever comes first," he finished with a playful smile.

And in that very moment, their eyes found each other and they simply saw each other for Who They Really Were for the first time: Two Broken Hearts.