The Parting. Poem by PAUL COLVIN

From trembling lips comes a quivering kiss
And an old dying heart gives a severed embrace,
Tearfully clutching to a dream that has gone
Our life is now over but our lives must go on.

The hollowing mind is now riddled with guilt
Like a catacombed vault in this temple we’ve built
You searched for the answer with no question found
This empire’s crumbled, been razed to the ground.

Two delicate structures advance now alone,
When both, we were strong but not on our own
Our hearts were ripped out and two minds dissolved
We look to a future with nothing resolved.