the past can
make or break you.
their pasts:
hers very short
his very long,
have brought around
and unlikely path
toward the future.
she was young
fresh faced
and naive,
wanting only
what was
the best for
the world.
born into the
chaos that
broke the civilization
that once
reigned supreme
into shards of glass.
he was older;
hardened by
loss and tragedy,
selfishly protecting
the things that
he fought
so hard to take
and keep close.
he was a helpless
victim of the
strange and unfair
ways of the universe
together, however,
they were
ying and yang;
both coexisting
in harmony that
could only be
brought around by
their pasts.
he fights
like hell to
ensure he can
get this right
a second time around.
she struggles to
see how dear
her life is to him,
and the others.
their pasts have
made them into
the people that
endure and survive
their twisted circumstances.