one is blinded by fear and sadness

the other by love and hope

neither sees the pain they cause

the sadness

the loneliness

the apprehension

all of it lost in their own selfish hazes

 

one dwells in the past

the other thinks of the future

neither lives in the present

where they both are

separately

together

waiting

 

afraid to love

afraid to trust

afraid to be open

afraid to talk

afraid to lose

afraid of hurting

afraid of living