I swore I'd never do this.

Ranted, raved, and adamantly refused.

Sometimes the muse has other ideas.

But, this in no way, shape or form means I accept what happened. The muse might go traitorus on me from time to time, but my heart will NEVER agree.

Rating: G Timeline/Spoilers: After movie.

*****

Holes

the spear crashed through two hearts shattered

broken pieces, fragile shards, lying in the dust

the soldier stared at them in shock the wife cried

the soldier knew the wound, had felt it before the wife disagreed

this was different

the pieces were so small the hole so large the protective wall of the past gone the agony unbearable

days passed, empty, cold the wife mourned the soldier endured and the broken pieces were collected

“leave them” said the soldier “no” replied the wife

“they won’t go back together right” the soldier scoffed “i know,” the wife replied, “but he’d still love them”

mending, painful stitches, ragged patches

how do you rebuild what’s lost forever? how do you rebuild without all the parts?

the nights were still empty the days were still cold the heart remade – the holes remained

the soldier carried on battles, tactics, duty learned to build again the armor to protect the broken heart

the wife tended to its ragged edges watched the stars learned to feel unseen fingers caressing on the breeze

and the woman the woman learned to love the holes because she knew why the pieces didn’t fit

she carried shards from two hearts rebuilt into one

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“So lately, been wondering, Who will be there to take my place When I'm gone, you'll need love To light the shadows on your face…
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And maybe, I'll find out The way to make it back someday To watch you, to guide you Through the darkest of your days…

I know now, just quite how My life and love might still go on In your heart, in your mind I'll stay with you for all of time…”

-exerts from WHEREVER YOU WILL GO By: The Calling