atoms&void

Hi, I saw you the other day at the restaurant. You were waiting in line. I saw how often you tossed your handkerchief from one hand to the other. I'm sorry but I couldn't help but notice how your hands trembled and when the waiter asked what you wanted, your voice was barely above a whisper. I watched you walk around in search of an empty seat at the restaurant. You settled for the area that was less crowded. I want to know who hurt you. I could see the pains in your eyes. I want to know why you chose to be by yourself. Your eyes were bloodshot red and the way they twitched, it was as though they were trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to let loose. I wanted to go over and give you a warm pat on the back, tell you everything is going to be alright, make you smile and even if would have lasted for only a few seconds, I wanted to know what your laughter sounded like, maybe like crackling bits of wood at a bonfire? I'm sorry but blame my cowardice for not ...

16. Pick a girl or a boy, whichever you're into. 15. Ask them out for lunch or dinner or whatever. 14. Have fun with them basically. Listen to them talk, if you're going to make it work, you have to listen. 13. Proclaim your love to them. 12. Tell them you love them despite their flaws. Speak metaphors to them, tell them that their smile is the face of the sun on a beautiful April morning. Tell them that they are a work of art, that the patch of hair by the side of their face doesn't make them look like half man-half goat, instead it made them unique, one of a kind, the last book on the shelf in the library of life or whatever. Tell them that their laughter is a beautiful symphony, tell them that the sky was adorned with a crimson moon the night they came forth from their mother's outstretched legs. 11. Talk to them everyday, I mean everyday.  Tell them you'll stay forever, till infinity. I'm talking about everlasting love. 10. Do not ask for a ...