Unforseen Tragedy (Dance of the Earth)

For very long, we were strangers
Aliens
Unknown
Untouchable
Mere spectres gliding silently 



The cat was killed
We finally talked
We finally grew
We finally lived



We shared few words



                                         We played few games



                                                                                   The morning was crisp, a genesis
               



                                                            Before Long



We became something more
We became friends



                                                                                   But the heart got in the way
                                       
                                         The mind willingly agreed



Soon we were tangled



The sun dawned upon a dreary valley, cracked with lust
The moon bathed timid roots
The Heavens themselve watched from above, waiting



And all the while, we danced to an Earthen hymn
Clumsy, yet beautiful
Swaying in the lively soil we did
Our feet alongside our hearts
My eyes, the life
Her eyes, the home
Our gaze, a new beginning



But just as the heart had before



                                      The mind got in the way



                                                                              It called upon thoughts



                                      Careless and cold



They pulled us down



Our dance was over
Away we drifted as the ground grew barren
As the life died in our eyes
Swaddled by Gaia
We were hidden from view



Yet.......our steps could still be heard
Upon they ground where they rested



Spinning
 
                  Stomping



                                      Sliding
                    
                                                    Soaring



To the beat of another heart
                                                                          

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