A Forgotten Love

Though we had troubles Both thick and thin, Time healed the wounds which once cut deep; The pain became a forgotten sin. My love will soon return, My soft caress he will await How can our love be questioned, For isn't true love fate? But alas my love comes near, As hollow as the soul of an echo His eyes once alert and aware Scream bloodcurdling cries of sorrow His eyes meet mine Wide and empty as can be My love I know by the inside only, But does my love know me? His words speak of love But his mind thinks of another His heart which belonged to me Now belongs to someone other Does his heart not remember, The turtle doves that flew? Does his mind convince him otherwise And cause his thoughts to go askew? The forgotten story now lies in his mind, And the knowledge lies in mine. The future is unknown, And the past is left behind...