When All Was You and All Was Me

When all was you and all was me

Our minds and bodies intertwined

Time itself stood sentinel

The minutes slowed to give us pause

The hours waited upon our reverie

With silence and touch we filled the void

Content to rest in hushed embrace

We held intact our beating hearts

Pushing the seconds that ticked away

When all was you and all was me

Our caresses held the night at bay

As time approached the appointed hour

A foreshadow of the waking time

When all was you and me alone

The hurt that seared our very souls

Moved our minds to an endless deep

Where, unheard, we cried and fell

Into our abyss of disbelief

When all was you and all was me

We wept as only lovers do

As seconds rose to the falling shade

Certain of the end of times

And I was you and you were me

As smiling, soft, you slipped away

Your strength your gift so I could see

That all is love and love is all

And I am you and you are me