The Four Winds

Once upon a time
there was a man,
and a woman.

There was a love,
and there was
a little piece of paper.

A piece of paper
for all the world to see.
A piece of paper
that told all the world
of the love
that was shared by two,
two so very much in love.

As the complexities of life
took their toll,
this piece of paper
began to mean
less and less to one.

The other couldn't understand
how the flames of love
could grow so cold,
but the facts didn't lie.

The colder it got,
the less the papers powers
had on one,
but not the other.

The time came that the paper
was replaced with another.

A piece of paper
that told the world
that the original paper
no longer meant
what it once did.

It told the world
of a love that had died.

This paper carried with it
such great power,
such great pain and
such great sorrow,
stealing away the life long hopes,
and dreams from one,
while serving to liberate the other,
freeing them to chase their dreams
of a new life, and a fresh start.

This paper did
what it was designed to do.

It destroyed the bonds
that had developed
over many years.

To lose ones dreams.
To see them all
slip between the finger tips
with no power
to keep this from happening,
such a horrible thing to witness.

Oh, the losses, and the
pain that comes
with these losses.

What a heavy burden
upon a heart.

So much unbearable pain
that had to be borne.

I have accepted my losses,
and learned to deal with
the pain as best as I can.

I can see a light
upon the horizon
and I seek it out
with all my
heart and soul.

I know I deserve good
from this life, and I wait
for this good to come to me,
as I know it will in time.

I have had to travel
down this long hard road,
lonely, and alone.

I know that it would be
so much closer
to reach my unknown destination,
than to try to go back,
and face all the pain of the past.

Does she have any idea
how badly she hurt me?

I think not,
or she could not ask me
to come back to her.