Leaves On A Tree. Poem by Kevin East

I remember
When I had to leave her
I would cry.
And she would
Weep at the station
When she left me.
Two lovers
Closer than leaves on a tree.
Became strangers
Overnight.
Dying stars,
In the blue fading light.

She came
To meet me at the airport.
Said she wondered
How she'd get through.
I suffered myself
That week too.
Only true love will ache.
Hearts crack
Yet don't break.
Two lovers
Closer than leaves on a tree.
Became strangers
With Autumn's dawn.
Lost in the colours of its tapestry.
Yet
No one asks
For love to be born.