Poem: Meant To Be

By Xellina Wieland

In another time and another place,
We would have been happy together,
Living a dream for a few short days,
It would not have lasted forever
Time passes quickly and feelings fade away
But loving you for a moment is better than never


But we can never know what might have been,
We can only hope we are meant to be,
We can never know a touch or kiss,
We can only hope for an eternity,
To be kindred spirits, joined by fate
We have to be meant to be

Am I to be your guiding light,
Showing you the way to you must go,
Let my love brighten your life
Let it be the sun in your world
If only for a moment in time
Let me heal all the pain in your soul

But, we can never know what might have been,
We can only hope we are meant to be,
Every moment and every road
That has led you back to me
Is this a dream or Fate's cruelty
We have to be meant to be

It may not be the way we dreamed
But it could be the answer we've looked for
We are so much better than before
Having grown from our sorrow and pain
This love can be so much more


As my friend, I can keep you forever
Love you as I was meant to be
Care for you and cherish you
Without the pain and heart break
It may not be what we wanted,
But it's what we need

Love, we can never know what might have been,
We can only hope we are meant to be,
Trusting the journey we've taken,
That has led you back to me
Is this chance or destiny
We have to be meant to be

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I love "Love Stories". I am a big romantic at heart, and I am a firm believer in soul mates. However, I am always taken with stories of when love doesn't work out. In this case, this poem was inspired by the Vampire Diaries. Up to this point in the TV Series, Damon is trying to be a better man for Elena, and not cross the line even though he lovers her. He knows she loves his brother Stefan, and he accepts that he can't have her. Not all love stories are about getting what you want and everything works out. In this instance, I felt like their journey is about accepting that things didn't turn out as a perfect romance. But they love each other, and sometimes just being in someone's life is enough.