just words

they called
it love.
but money got in the way.
things.
houses, cars,
boats.
a wife still wearing
his ring.
it's a love like no other
he said.
one for the ages,
Romeo and Juliet had
nothing on us.
and yet.
he let her go.
let her find another,
let
the love of his life,
like no other
slip through his hands
and heart
like
grains of sand,
gold dust
caught in the wind
gone forever.
misery to the grave.