Love Poem: Just One
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Written by: Jo Bien

Just One

frost forms thick on all around
my feet crunch on frozen ground
and what I've known for oh, so long
thaws and drips with morning sun

the wide open space now closes in
fenced and barbed like old Berlin
my mind skates on ice that's thin
what once was won't come again

in the mountains where wild things prowl
packs of coyotes with their low growl
for miles I can see the here and now
and our love that now goes south

pictures painted in darkest hues
times we spent, just me and you
monsoons came and drenched the sky's blue
leaving just one when it was through