The leaves seemed to fall in pairs,

A woman walked two dogs

But she was alone.

He wondered,

Does she feel love?

Without someone

To share a bed

To share a life

Was she as alone as he was?

Or just kind of

She sat beside a woman

Who also seemed alone,

She greeted her as friend.

Their conversation

He heard most of.

They laughed about old times

Of people long departed.

The spoke a about their lives

And the futures they would never

Have dreamt of.

He sat alone and saw

These friends so close together.

He thought of his family

His friends.

That was why he still believed in love.