Love Poem: Archaeologist
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Written by: David De La Croes

Archaeologist

At night I dig amongst the ruins
    of a past civilization
looking for signs
    of our lost love
but all I find
   is the shards
      of broken promises.
I call out your name,
    but all that answers
       is the wind
and instead of perfume
    my nose is filled with dust
       and the stench of decay.
I wish I could lose my fear
     that even after my death
          I will still wander here
               without ever finding you.