Love Among the Ruins

poem about loss in love

The remnants of life before
are the scattered leaves upon the ground;

The memories they linger on
while everything else has turned to brown;

Eons ago
there was love;

It gave the stars their twinkle
the sun its shine;

It was used
and then discarded;

Time and time again
Love lost to life;

Come in...
the splintered doors are open;

The cracks in the wall
show promise of tomorrow's sun;

The wounded soul is here today
perhaps tomorrow you will find

Love among the Ruins.