Two Lives

Two hearts beating, two minds dreaming,

under severed skies lie two lives fleeting.

One stays north while one flies south,

connected they speak in unison

however far silent mouth to mouth.

Through oceans and storms the tidals

and quakes, their bond blossomed stronger

across the breadth of paths gently taken.

But distance and time was forever unkind

and their roots slowly were shaken.

A new face here and a new sight there

had ushered them to far off planes.

And experience would show

that it takes more than snow

to douse the heat from old flames.