I never knew together
could really mean alone,
when love's an empty tapestry
of promises unsown.
It once seemed so easy,
not so long ago,
when love was sweet embroidery
we weren't afraid to show.
Now the stitches loosen
loving's fragile thread,
knotting doubt securely
in all we leave unsaid.
Our passion has grown thin
patched in hurried, thoughtless ways.
So carelessly untended
our love, unmended, frays.