Sing a dirge
Sing a dirge,
For the lovers
Forbidden to love,
I was the earth
She was the sky,
I stretched to stretch,
But she was out of reach.
I was the night
She was the dawn
I trailed her scent
Like pheromones
Into a new day,
But like the east and west
Our worlds were born apart.
First published on Facebook on 2013-12-23 at this link.