Unlearned Lessons

“Like most love stories, this one began in utter foolishness.” Against all odds and possibility. Gilded sunsets exquisite dawns luminous tomorrows . . . Promises. And betrayal. Looking into his eyes, she saw reflected back a perfect illusion of himself. That absolute blue like azure seas fathomless depth and simplicity. On the horizon she saw unending empty lifetimes reaching for eternity. He knew. Their possibility did not exist. She awoke one morning to find the fool at the foot of her bed. A perfect reflection of herself in her eyes. Laughing.