Bear

by Aria Rozo

You came through rain
Wet, shivering
Strength you feign

I embraced you,
From where have you fled?
Come rest next to the warm fire
Our shed

The months pass, trees shake off golden dust
You grew just like the sun
Peeking over the horizon, to it we run

Playing in that forest our silent home
Away from the worries of a city
In solitude, not alone

Words said never
Rain fell, my cheeks wetter
Yet you, oh so gentle
Cheered me, my heart settle

Soon our paths diverge, time grows low
To separate worlds we must go

Separate we are, though not alone
We set out to claim our thrones

Lament not we will meet again
If not here, then in our Ascent

For this is only a temporary parting
Our bond is much more than our holding

Just as this White rain, the world, covers
Entirely so do our thoughts
Envelop the other

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