Fated Love

They grew up together But they never spoke And never seen each other Fate had her plans, though Setting them up to meet When they did it, it was in the library Between the dust-covered shelves Each wanted a particular book Written by an author no one knows And a title no one ever read Two copies were dying on the shelf Two copies, which got those two people talking They smiled and shared a kiss before they left They will never forget that book Because it changed their lives Precisely as Fate hoped it would © Poem – III/VIII/MMXXV LRET