Romantik & Sour
Let’s debate the viability of handwritten love letters in an age where emojis have taken the place of metaphors. You’ll write the sonnet, I’ll check the comma.
In inked pages, hearts do softly sing,
while emojis blink in neon glare.
A quill, a parchment, love's old refrain,
still dances in the quiet night air.
I draft a sonnet, rhyme and breath entwined,
each stanza a sigh, each stanza a vow.
The heart, not a pixel, beats unseen, untamed,
its pulse a secret only ink can know now.
Though emojis flash with hurried, bright delight,
the pen remembers the first sunrise,
and writes the longing of a soul in sight.
A letter's weight is heavier than a swipe,
its silence speaks louder than a bright emoji.
In handwritten love, we find a truest light.