Madly...

We met when we were thirteen.

We ran away together at twenty + 1.

Though reason should have been a deterrent

Our souls insisted otherwise.

We had a baby

sealing the fate only the universe knew. then.

Our love was young 

 and not what you might think.

Tumultuous and turbulent

young and naive.

We lived a life together 

for eight whole years.  

We had another baby.

We were a family. 

We were connected at times 

and sometimes just going through the motions. 

We grew.

Together and apart.

But remained connected. 

and fiercely committed.

And we shared a dream. 

One to live in the woods.  

In a place far and away.

where we both understood. 

We discussed it regularly.  .

We knew what we were looking for:

walks in the forest

dips in the river

warm summer breezes

cold winter nights

pumpkin picking

picnicking

and bicycle riding.

We knew the life we wanted to live. For our kids.  With each other.

But something unexpected happened.  Something our souls had always known.  All the longing to be here.  All the wishing and the dreaming.  It was for all those things and something else.

We followed our dreams...

and fell madly in love.

the end.