Soliloquy

Running across, just like she vowed
Not hunched down, nor head bowed
Cursing her luck- a boon not a bane
She has no clue how to break the chain
But she can’t build a fire in the rain.

Pulling together, he stands up straight
He’s always known how not to trust fate
Striding the streets, no longer a strain
Tells him to quit- the left side of his brain
Saying that he can’t build a fire in the rain.

Pushing her mind, she finally wakes
Forgetting that part of her body which aches
Trying hard every day but never in vain
The natural drug of hope lessens the pain
As she tries to build a fire in the rain.

He’s always known his time would come
As the right side of his brain becomes numb
He frantically calls everyone to stop this train
To book a ticket to a coffin in his beloved Spain
So that he can build a fire in the rain.

They meet in eternity, their realms now apart
Saying nothing, just waiting for the agony to start
Both smiling, now there’s nothing left to complain
So they hold hands and kiss each other again
Screaming, “We finally built a fire in the rain!”