We pledged our vows long, long ago,
Misfortune intervened…
we parted, friends no more,
And a decade slipped in-between.
You and I, we met again,
by some sudden quirk of Fate;
We toasted Love, our spirits soared,
but we cherished not this granted grace,
this glimmering of another chance;
You and I, in feigned indifference,
Consumed one another’s dreams
as petty jealousies thrived upon
proud illusions, misgiving intervened…
we parted, friends no more
and a decade slipped in-between.

My heart does beat with simple Hope,
Endurance now, a second skin.
Time to revere Love, true Love,
mellow, mature and kind…
redolent Love that must allay
this gnawing fear,
this revelation of losing you,
a part of me, to fading memory.
You and I must repledge our vows,
our tryst must heal our broken lives,
to enshrine this inner strength,
this sacred inner space,
never again to be defiled;
till Death do us part
… in Love.

It was the dawn that caused the first rift.
I saw darkness, he saw the light.
Yet we smiled in unison,
hiding the pain of incompatibility.
He saw the green of the forest,
I saw the danger lurking there.
Yet we plodded on through the years
adrift, on secret missions
to keep our family safe.
Now we agree to disagree
on issues once passionate,
to sever ties and reason,
little time left to argue
on who was right –
Life tips scales, every now and then
Urges compassion before...

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