It happened slowly
creeping in like vines
time and the sun urging growth
one day the quirk of lips became more
the touch of a hand comfort
the closeness a bond
he doesn’t know when it became this
the entwined courses of their fate
when having his heart protected by
a battle-scarred Blade
became the truth he lived by
to remain by his side
to die for him
would be his life’s goal
little did he know then
that once he turned his face
to an obscured sun
darkened by the storm clouds
of loss and misunderstanding
that in return he would shine starlight
to guide their way home

© J. K. Fugitt 2023