Love Poem: When Two Paths Cross
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Written by: Nicholas Ellis

When Two Paths Cross

I stood still to liberate all the senses 
As I looked at the woman

Standing beside the grave 
Emotions contorted with disbelief 

Death does us part
Who knew you would be allowed to reveal
Experience and caress such beauty
To have it all drain away in a split second

Sometimes walking around this nest, we put together
Intwined with branches probing the resentment and lost dreams

The Wind blew, homeless treasures
Subtitles in a newspaper
Is that the sum of his life?

Whittled and abandoned muddied springs still run
Forged crevasses of doubt and despair
Slowly erode my memories of him

Good bye, my love.