Love's Demise

 

I still remember starry skies,
the light that shone bright in your eyes,
the words we spoke, the vows we made,
the love we lost, the price we paid.

Now, you aren't here when I reach out
to touch the world that you're about,
and I don't see your image now.
The dream is over any how.

Still, I awake and call to you
to be the one, to be there, too,
but you aren't here. Now, I realize
the savage twist of love's demise.

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1980