’Til Death

Waited. Expectations made me hold out. Oh, I had my orgies. Been part of a trio. Dated.

Marriage, however, that was sacred. The dime-a-dozen came and went. No harm, no foul; we were all consenting adults. It all became annoying after a time, what with emotions being involved, but most got over it and moved on. For those that didn't, c'est la vie.

Until I met the right soul, the right heart, the right mind with the right strength. We melded. The universe ceased to exist. We became the universe. It was perfect-We were perfect. 

Until an unhappy in-law placed a wedge between us. A nineteen year old relationship came to a tragic end.

Now-the sun shines, but doesn't warm. The moon rises, but all is shadow. All else is shallow. There's got to be more to life than this...