Summer 2012

and their mysterious ark? Are we perhaps some kind of lab rats, part of an experiment? I cannot imagine the purpose of this experiment but then again, the muse never knows why its been put into the maze.

As far as we explore, She and I, we never find an end to this world we have been given. If this is a cage it is one of infinite size. Always the shadows and laughter of our eternal watchers can appear over us at any time.

We can no longer say how long we've been here.

We think years because it is kinder than decades.

Nothing changes in our private world. Time does not pass. Each day the same. Fruit does not fall to the ground or spoil. It waits to be picked and is replaced the next day. We do not age. No wrinkle, grey hair or blemish ever touches us. We don't get sick, not even a sore throat. There is a sadness though, we cannot bear children. Our keepers have stopped such things. She and I have been given an eternity together as just we two. I feel though it would be an eternity well spent, even with our constant watchers. From first sight we felt for each other. Circumstance drew us together but attraction and affection gave us