soul mates

What is a soul?

Of that, I’m not sure,

Then again, who can really say for sure?

Souls don’t determine where you go after

Souls could care less whether you go below or above

I do however believe there is a direct link

Between souls and love

I don’t think one can exist without the other

Souls are not the essence of individuals

But the bond between a pair

A pair that belong together

A pair that need each other

Some things are meant to be together

Of that I am sure

Things are like that

One doesn’t put on one shoe

They put on two

The same is true

For birds who would surely leap to their death

After being pushed from the nest

If they only had one wing

Instead of the set

Souls are ever-changing

Their very essence

Always rearranging

Changing in depth, size, color, shape

Experiences are the building blocks for souls

Shared experiences are woven together

Through time and togetherness

With the person you love

A lovely picnic under the stars

A needed ride because of a broken car

An inside joke between the two

Or an argument that needs working through

It doesn’t matter

Souls are good

And souls are bad

Souls are happy

Souls are sad

They’re everything

Between two people

Who are in love

Breakups are hard

Not only are you losing the person you love

But you’re losing the experiences

That you shared with one another

The pictures, laughs, songs, and belonging

The tears, pain, anger, worry, and wronging

It’s impossible not to reflect on them both

When the soul detaches

Abrupt or if you see it coming

The love still latches

Onto the two

Because the two make you

Two halves to one whole

Two halves to one soul

As much as one might want to

Forget the memories

That a soul leaves behind

We are incapable of getting a clean slate

Incapable of forgetting

Our soul mates