A Moment Of Life

It's a sin to let a dieing sun go without being watched. Every sunset should be whispered to. Should be given a sweet goodbye as it leaves to reach the greener side, the other side of the world. Leaving to meet my loved ones. Going to the deserts of the Middle East and specifically shining on my beautiful Damascus. Finally leaving me to submit myself to unconsciousness for some while.

I wore a white dress that reached to my knees. The ruffles around the neckline spoke a thousand words of femininity. Strands of dark brown hair danced with the soft breeze that caused my anklet to sing a chime. The melodies of my foot steps caused sand storms at the tip of my toes. The closer to the water I approached the higher the tides began to crash against the large rocks.

I skipped a few rocks and sat on the one deepest into the water. The sun was in crimson colours. When it met my eyes, my brown hues were reflecting a golden glare.

I mounted my camera on a stand and began to capture the strings of light descending into the horizon. A conversation happening behind me took my attention. The voices grew clearer as the distance between us lessened. I was certain of the melancholic tone in their speech. A love story at trouble. A difficult war of two hearts against the world. They've decided to end it; right here, right now.
They were walking into the sea, hoping to reach the sun and take the death ride with it. Hoping their next destination would be the heavens of being together eternally. They were committing a love suicide deep in the sea.

"I envy your love" I shouted against the tides. An echo crashed at their senses and told them to turn. One hand held my camera and the other my dress from getting wet in the sea. I approached closer, "Can I take a photograph before you go?"

The couple were agreeable to leave behind a moment captured. Hoping it could be a monument as meaningful as Taj Mahal. A story to tell about 'Romeo and Juliet of the sea.' In hope Helene of Troy could envy this pretty lady that instead of launching a thousand ships, is taking the thousand breaths of one man. The one man dedicating all his days and nights to end for his lover. They truly hoped my photo could be the guilt-trips to the ridiculous societal norms of cultural marriage.

It was a beautiful moment kept in still of two weak souls fleeing for love. Hand in hand, they stood with sunlight intruding from every angle it could.

I suggested they see my piece of art.

After a a long glance into the photo, they both turned to each other with a smile. "It's beautiful", I commented. The smiles kept them speechless for longer.

I hesitated how to express my mind for a good minute and then asked, "If there are still moments that could make you smile, why would you pass them by?"

......Life is about the moments we live in brief. It's about the little happiness we could collect and save into our memories to keep us going. Life is about pulling strong in the hard times and keeping patience. We could live in hope for a better tomorrow. We could live content with the moments that bring smiles to our faces. We could live for many more sunsets..... Happily.