Broken Souls Poem by Steve Wheeler

I want to hold you
You want to hold me
but we're separated
by a sea of pain
I would kiss you
You would kiss me
and our lives would never
be the same again

The same sad story
Pain and glory
with hearts so sore we
could not find a way
It's a constant
kind of torment
knowing we went
our separate ways

I want to see you
You want to see me
but we're both
too cold to feel
I would touch you
You would touch me
if we thought
our hearts could heal

The same conclusion
there's no delusion
no consolation
to bestow
We reach the end
we cannot bend
no way to mend
our broken souls

(c) Steve Wheeler,2021