Challenge Submission Love Is Like War

[Soka Unchia]

When the sirens roared and lights flashed
I recalled your dreams
Because we used to talk
For hours at a time.

I knew your friendship
Because you were always there
When I needed your comfort.

I knew your grief
Because you trusted me enough
To share your past with me.

As the air thicken with smoke and visions blurred from debris
I knew your fears
Because you helped me
To see that mine were the same.

I knew what was important to you
Because you were always
So honest with me.

I knew your expectations
Because I felt the courage
In your words when you talked of them.

As the storm settled and I awake to the scene around me, my heartbeat restricting
As now I knew your guidance
Because you patiently explained
The things I didn't understand.

I knew your heart
Because I saw right into it
And felt it a part of my own, slowly ceasing.

I knew your honor in our fight
Because you let me go
When I fell in love with you.

And I knew your love
Because you wouldn't let me dream
of us together. As war and love never change, no matter how much time passes...