Time Stands Still

I sat in the airport the other day staring out the window watching the rain hit the runway. Thoughts of him flooded my mind. The airport...that was our gateway to one another. It hasn't been that long ago when we said goodbye. I remember those days anxiously awaiting for the arrival of one another or holding each other until the last second praying for safe trips and saying goodbye until next time. At that moment time stood still as I watched him walk through the gate where only ticketed passengers could go or come from. The smiles...the laughter...the hugs...the kisses and many tears were shed on those days one too many times.

As I arrived to my destination I felt an emptiness when departing off the plane. Time stood still as I realized that he would no longer be at the gate waiting to greet me this time...I would keep on walking as I watched loved ones greet one another remembering that was us at one time. Now it's just a memory of a time when I was happiest in my life. If time could have stood still then...