Under a Violet Sky

Under a violet sky I walk unsteadily, to the place I remember so vividly from my past. When I woke my room was bathed in purple, drawing me back to that night long ago, when I was young and beautiful and in love. They had told us it was a once in a lifetime experience, rarer than a solar eclipse, more beautiful than the aurora borealis, a geomagnetic storm that would flood the country with intense colour. But here I am again, surrounded by dancing indigo and heliotrope, with sand between my toes as I gaze upwards.

We had walked here hand in hand and then sat under the twisting tree, our toes dipping into the purple lake. His arm was warm and heavy around my shoulders, as I rested my head against his chest, listening to his calm heartbeat, trying to capture the moment forever in my memory. He pointed at the deepest purple swirls and declared they were the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen on earth, apart from me. I smiled even though I knew he was lying, nothing could be more beautiful than this moment. He held me close and whispered that he loved me, I whispered the same back and I meant it. I’m looking for those deep purple swirls now, searching for him, because if there’s anywhere he’d choose to go it would be there and when I die I’ll join him.

He kissed my forehead and then stood, leading me by the hand to a small wooden boat that lay on its side, anchored by a huge bell. We clambered in and then lay side by side on our backs watching the heavens. The boat’s still there, older; the wood peeling, the bell rusted. I smile as I remember how we lost ourselves completely in the brilliant lights and then, as they dimmed, in each other. I climb awkwardly into the boat, and lie down; I can almost feel him next to me again. Sweeping the sky I find the deepest purple hue, I see it one last time reflected in his gorgeous eyes and then I sleep. I sleep better than I have in years, and before morning I too will be in those beautiful swirls in the violet sky.

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