Like wine and steel

We fell fast and hard

so young and full

of dreams

of forever

together

blissfully unaware

of the trials

ahead

that would

stab

gouge

twist

beat

burn

mold

us

attempt to

crush

shatter

defeat

destroy

kill

what we

created

built

shaped

nurtured

loved;

and now,

having weathered

so many storms

survived so much

darkness

we rejoice

in our light

though fading

fast

it burns yet

this love

warming

hearts

that beat

as one

hands

entwined

still

as

we face

together

the slow drift

towards

oblivion