Unconditional

Old, wrinkled face

Frightening eyes

Wary hands

Stern visage

Unfamiliar personage

Strange identity

New person

Same Doctor

Time passes

Trust returns

Only to fall again

New relationship wobbles

Friendship struggles

As trust seems to fade

Was their love real?

Or was it an illusion?

Betrayal comes

Relationship shatters

Hearts burn in fire

All seems broken and done

Promises broken

Darkness engulfs

All seems lost

Alone in the fire

But hand stretches out

Blue eyes reach across the room

Pieces of her shattered heart

Are offered her again

Eyes fill with tears

Looking up in disbelief

Why?

Question trembles on salty lips

Stern face softens

Sad smile tugs at lips

Eyes old and sad

But full of love

"Do you think 

I care for you so little

That betraying me

 would make a difference?"

Unexpected words

Sudden show of caring

Heart is broken and healed

By words of unqualified love

Love that seeks the best

Love that forgives

Love that let's go

Love that eclipses age

Love that doesn't need romance

Genuine, unconditional love