You and I

You and I,

We were extraordinary --

We were unstoppable;

But we left our doors ajar

And the world barged in.

We carried on   

Treading on a tightrope 

Living 

A disillusioned life --

One that was not to be or

Perhaps, it needed not to be. 

We were bystanders  

as despite and devotion 

Coexisted as one --

Perplexed by one another,

Yet insisting on one another.

Perception and reality

Converged and diverged

With each action and reaction,

Stretching the bounds 

Of our fidelity

Until it was no more.

© 2013 Helena Malheur

J.B.