The Two Of Them

They played at least a dozen roles before they found their true selves. They threw scores of dice before they admitted theirs was a common fate. They walked or rode hundreds of miles before agreeing, This must be home. They prayed to thousands of gods before bowing deeply to the avatar within the other. They cried a million tears, until dry-eyed each looked into the other's gaze... Then all numbers vanished, then all counting ceased, then it was just the two of them, and an eternity of love beyond.