Epilogue

Welcome aboard the house of cards
humble abode, no holds barred
Our hearts laid the foundation
part misery part joy,
life and death in its creation.

Careworn door creaks out sonnets
masking the muffled screams
It once held love in every corner
now it is a trapping circle.

Sit by the library's fire, rest your head
enough time to wallow in burning nest
Read the chapters which once touched;
entwined our souls, made you smile
another lifetime it was, a work of fiction

Long night holds on, she is a friend
fogged windows demand an end
to the story, waiting for the sun
afraid of the light, we run
and hide within ourselves.

We try to talk, we don't understand
empty hope fills up the land
We again try to swim past the 'past'
"Are we strangers again?" She asked
Fragile dreams my love, they don't last.

Stairs are self imploding, dance and swing
Hand in hand, we walk towards it and sing
House of cards is going down, so are we
These were good times, she said
Kiss and bid me farewell,
Without you, it would have been a waste of time.