Rectitude

You walk alone
alone in pain
the soul undone
is your only gain.

The pain you feel
with every word said
the ache you deal
with the smile that led

You long for it
the warmth of her skin
the touch that lit
the fire, a sin.

You pray to the gods
as one and the other
You fight the odds
to be one another

You must play it out
or be played
You must kill the doubt
or be slayed

You take a step
and another
for ahead lies
a dream further