Philosophies of Eros
After they went a few times around the Earth, two former lovers met more or less accidentally, in a place they knew: "See, you said forever... where is your love now...?", he asked her gently, with a slight admonishing tone. "You should not be surprised... You left first... This type of love is more conditional, we like it or not... I loved you then, but your leaving showed me an image of you I did not recognize, and ultimately love did not recognize... There is a long and painful processing and once it's done, even nostalgia would not stay..." "Yes... I regretted my actions..." "And how could this love be, when one no longer chooses to be in...? There are always 2 in Eros, you know..." "I did not forget you..." "Hmm... mere knowledge of me being in some shadowy chamber of your heart is not enough. There is no life or love this way..." "I understand... Maybe you can still find this love somewhere though..." ...