The Phrase

The Phrase
By Evan Ramos

There’s security in the phrase. Its repetition symbolizes constancy. One that does not crumble with the passing of time, a cliff that denies the waves erosion. This phrase is feared at first. Its utterance a risk to both who hear and speak. They say that every decision is a catalyst that formulates different universes. Hopefully, one is forged that you’d want to exist in.

In my case, it did.

The power of the phrase is never automatic, it takes time to set in the mind, much longer in the heart. This phrase leads us sweetly into the serenity of darkness, to a place where reality shifts with thoughts. And in the times I dream of you, those moments never compare to feeling your body next to mine, your breath against my skin, and your true voice in my ear.

And yet you are not mine…