They shared everything
All their deepest, darkest secrets
He knew her restless nature
Gave her the freedom she craved
But now he no longer joined her
The ever voice of reason
Always pulled him back
Back to his world of numbers

Their tangible trust an imperative
Boundaries understood between them
It was no one else’s business
They had once shared a love
For both numbers and passion
But tragedy had rubbed her raw
Numbers no longer satisfied
Only passion mattered now

Her aperture wide open
A pinpoint focus
Of fine detail
All nerve endings and feel
His aperture closed down
To see the bigger picture
All detail lost and numb
In the static of every day

She came to realize
He could not give her
What she had always given
That transition from trust to faith
Intangible faith with no boundaries
Faith that the garden is still there
Even when out of focus
The context lost in bokeh

And so they saw the world
From different perspectives
Both trying to focus
Both looking for clarity
Both looking for the light
With no right answers
And no wrong answers
Just two people

Trying to find their way

In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #12: Faith and
Jennifer Nicole Wells One Word Photo Challenge: Aperture and
the Weekly Photo Challenge: Transition