This and Every Life

by Emmy Sanders

He’s the sweetest forbidden fruit. And I yearn to know his taste on my tongue.

He’s far more potent than I imagined. A luxury so indulgent I know not how I will ever quit his taste. If this is ruin, let me be a man in shambles.

No matter our fortune in life, I will love you for all of our days and long after.”

When you feel lost, look at the stars and know I am looking at them with you.”

“My heart. My star. My love. Whoever it was that wove the fabric of my being did it with you in mind. I was made to love you. And I will do so no matter where on this earth you are. My love for you will never, ever flicker out.”

Maybe we can’t live forever. But I know down to my marrow—wherever his soul goes, mine will follow.

I know him as I know the beat of my heart. And if, as he says, there is a next life? I have no doubt he’ll find me there.

There is not a world, not a lifetime, in which I am not his. Utterly and singularly.

No matter what comes between us or what tries to tear us apart, I will always find you. And I will always choose you again.

“I believe in you, my love. Which is why I can say with absolute certainty… I love you. In this and every life.”

“I am yours, my warrior. And I will love you until everything goes dark.”