a line in the sand

we need boundaries.
vows.
rules,
we need a line in the sand,
deal breakers
and things
that define
who we are.
we need them to establish
trust,
that love is real,
the deal
is done, that we are not
two
separate souls,
but through
love, merged as one.
we need to know where
each one
stands.
for the good of each other,
unselfish,
compassionate.
willing to bend,
to apologize, to make
amends.
we need boundaries
honesty
and truth, to know
that betrayal is
crossing the final line,
it isn't the beginning
of the end,
it is the end.