Broken souls

I want to hold you 

You want to hold me 

but we're separated by 

a sea of pain 

I would kiss you 

You would kiss me 

and our lives would never 

be the same again

The same sad story 

pain and glory 

with hearts so sore we 

could not find a way 

It's a constant 

kind of torment 

knowing we went 

our separate ways

I want to see you 

You want to see me 

but we're both too 

cold to feel 

I would touch you 

You would touch me 

if we thought 

our hearts could heal

The same conclusion 

there's no delusion 

no consolation 

to bestow 

We reach the end 

we cannot bend 

no way to mend 

our broken souls

Steve Wheeler © 28 February, 2021

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