they forgot the future

and deserted the past when

they were pulled apart

so sharply.

all that was on their mind

was each other.

not 1,000 more shocks

of the destabilizer

no,

not a million more

could break that love!

they stood together

sharing words

and kisses

and complementing each other's

asymmetry

like halves of a whole

(because together

they were whole

and apart

they were halves)

they were dancing!

twirling, stepping on the ground

and stepping in the air

and laughing because

they knew what they were doing

and soon enough they glowed

and were lifted up

the smile still on their faces

and when they were done

their third eye

saw

a perfect future

just them

and the glowing stones

on each palm

of the beautiful fusion

armed at the ready

to protect what she loved

(rose's starry eyed boy

just watched in awe

because he'd learned)

to protect Earth

(what she'd been doing for

almost 7,000 years

at rose's command)

to protect each other

(their fusion was so

stable! stable to sing

and fight).

not a million years

have found such

perfection!