Ballet Slippers and Newspapers

Searching and Waiting

Once there was a girl,
with hair colored scarlet,
and secrets hidden deep
in her wizened, old smile

Cursed with a wicked blessing,
she roamed the Earth for many a millenia,
cursed with agelessness and
with no companion with her

Until one day,
she met a man with inky black hair,
and guarded green eyes,
containing stories that rivaled her own

She was delighted to find him,
and together they traveled,
sharing stories and secrets
that was too long left unshared

And they were happy,
very, very, happy,
but everyone knows that
happiness doesn't last for all time

On one tragic day,
the two lovers were separated
by a great ocean,
left on opposite banks of the sea

The woman searched relentlessly,
but found herself unable
to once again find the man,
and was forced into a life of resignation

But not for forever,
because one day,
the scarlet haired girl saw the man,
waiting at the edge of the sea,

He sat patiently,
by the edge of the water,
with that same, welcoming smile,
she had grown to miss,

Joy overcame her, and it him,
the second they saw each other,
happy to once again see each other
after many years apart

Years later, they would once again
lose each other at the ocean,
as would happen many times over again,
no matter what

But no matter what,
they always searched
and they always waited,
for each other.