Why Didn'T They Meet?

What cruel force keeps lovers apart.... What keeps them on a separate path? Not one kiss shared, not one embrace, What cruel power enforces such wrath? Two lives hurled into misery, Two hearts nailed to the same cross, Fruits of Paradise not tasted, A lifetime spent pondering the loss Spring faintly smiled on these two hearts, Hope burned bright for one youthful hour, The bud of hope perched on a branch That bore but a withered flower Each new day held a ray of hope, Under ashes, they buried all doubt, Each heart watching the flame burn bright, 'Til finally, their tears put it out Two hearts dying slow painful deaths, Each cloaked in its own crimson shroud, One heart dies crying silently, The other sobs its pain aloud Two sad hearts forever dreaming To stroll in the garden of love, Finally, resigned, they hope to find Their happiness in realms above