and they looked at each other and
yes it was a look of love but
it was also more because it was like
they saw through each other to
the bottom of their soul and
found that there was
family there they looked
at each other like
they were their hope and
their strength and
heart and mind and
everything in between like
they prayed every night that
death would claim them first so
it was not simply love and
friendship it had to be
something else and
i can't quite put my
finger on it

the cynic in me wants to brush it off but
i'd never seen anything like it before