An empty smile starring back at me

I see my beloved everyday. Standing on the sunny beach side. Her warm gaze, emanating in my direction. Projecting feelings that I can't quite describe. The memories we shared. The time spent contemplating our future together. An unspoken bond that only the two of us will ever know. But this is only for a moment. Only for an instant, do I find comfort imagining that I am there with her. Only to realize that I am not there. These memories are not real and neither is she. This is a person whom I don't know, nor will I ever know. A sense of loss towards something that I never had. This harsh reality appearing before me once more. I see my beloved everyday. Standing on the beachside. The years go by and my body continues to wither. My sight diminished and mind depleted, but her beauty remains. Forever encapsulated in this picture is a lifelong search of something that can never be. I devoted my life to someone who will never requite my signs of affection. Just an empty smile, starring back at me.