You love the one that saves you.

Operatic in quality, an unexpected duet in the solo
Rustic in the unironic way that screams simple
Brawn and muscle, tanned skin on a hot summer day
Cars on the small town boulevard
Fill 'er up and look under the hood
Money to buy those cigarettes
Living the American dream or so he thought
A boyish veteran
Good for nothing, but desperate to prove something

Prudish and plain, not like her sister
Watchful and envious
So protected yet no anxiety for danger
Spurn the advances of others
But make an exception for him
Butterflies and palpitations
The love she had oft been denied by others

Romance unlike any other
Young love untainted by reality
World weariness would utterly destroy it
Hormones and hot blood rushing under the collar
Going all the way and back again
The look in her eyes that screams devotion
The look in his eyes that whispers security
A ring by spring. A ring by spring

Assuredness is worn down by disapproval
A Romeo and Juliet without the theatrics
Bonds strengthen, bonds break
"I love you more than I love myself."
"I worry about our consequences"
"I think only of a happy future"
"I think I can't"

Letters cease into silence
A ring is removed to be replaced by a vow of chastity
Love never dies, but it does waver
So much remorse, a blizzard in an emotional winter
Longing looks hidden by hostility
Misplaced passion

Forever together, forever together
Barely a day apart, like a bitter torture
Together but absolutely separate
Every so often a look of anger replaced by one of tenderness
A memory of love swept under the rug
But a connection not even God could deny

His eyes stopped seeing, but he always saw her face
His heart beat for her, but now it began to fade
His body could barely continue
And she found him, she knew where to look
Hospice made her feel so mortal
She was his last thought.

She sometimes prays for him
She sometimes prays for another chance
To be young and to choose him over everything else
But you don't get second chances
She knows that well
All she can do is bide her time
Until she can see him again
For, if there is a God, then He would reunite them in heaven for all of eternity.

"If my body breaks, then my heart you'll take this time."