The Negotiation To Reinvent

I am no longer sorry
that truth escapes
those lips,
kissed so many times
when I was palpable
to the progression
towards a union
that I thought
could be everlasting

Our hearts have merged
in the smile
of she
who navigates
this world
under our watchful eyes

But our world broke open
to the influences beyond
the normal expectations
and with those changes
a division from the romantic
but not the soul

I can't fully comprehend
how it happens,
but it does

The beauty in the torment
is that we will define
through trials and missteps
a new blueprint
beneath this roof
choosing to keep intact
what is left,
but boldly advancing
through the discomfort
to perhaps find an honesty
greater than could ever be known.