A strong desire. A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
I'm longing for longer days, warmer days, happier days. An endless summer, hours spent reading a book in the pool, the sky filled with warm air and a hazy light that has me squinting through my sunnies.
Alternating my afternoon with cooling dips in the pool, and drying off in the hot sun. Crispy hair from salty water, freckles dotted around my face, a light tan on my skin.
Endless laughter and magically refilling cocktails.
Longing for the days wandering the unknown cobbled streets of some cute Mediterranean town, the smell of the sea and seafood cooking in the air. Laughter and smiles all around. When we can all use our passports again. And explore.
Longing for the days when we can unapologetically hug each other. Free our faces from the masks that for far too long have been hiding our smiles. The day when we are no longer afraid to get too close to someone, the day when fear doesn't guide our every thought or movement. Conversations that don't always, inevitably, circle around to the same topic. Normality.
The days when we can be reunited with family and friends whom we've had to miss for too long.
I have a yearning to get colour back into our lives. To go out and dance the night away. To kiss attractive strangers. The freedom to roam and play and enjoy. To have fun.
I want a return to the lightness we've lost. The return of a life as we knew it, with the knowledge never to take that life for granted again.
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