Title: Had sigh’d to many, though he loved but one (revised) Author: Cait N. (Alicat#netdot.com) Series: DS9 Pairing: G/B (poem) Rating: G Disclaimer: Paramount owns the characters, I just take 'em out for a spin every once in a while. Summary: A poem, from Garak's pov. Post WYLB. Garak bares his heart to Julian. Author's Note: The title of this poem is taken from Lord Byron's _Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage_, Canto i. Stanza 5. = = = = = = = = = = = "Had sigh'd to many, though he loved but one" copyright November 2001, by Cait N. So you've chosen to go, Ezri by your side, blissful look upon her face. And here I am, bidding you goodbye as you leave, taking a part of me with you. I bared my soul to you. You said you were flattered, but ... you loved another. I said I understood and walked away, dying inside, feeling my heart shatter inside my chest. And so... I pick them up one by one. The edges have been worn smooth by the hands of time. I place them on the bed before me, as I've done before. The ritual is an old, though not welcome one. The pieces get smaller every time, and they never quite fit together like they should. If I close my eyes I can almost imagine how it looked in the beginning, when we first met. Full of hope and longing, I thought I'd found the one - the other half of my soul, my heart, my life. Reality intrudes and I place the last pieces together. There's one more missing than last time, and I cry. I can feel the hole; an ache where something is missing. The best part of my life ... is gone. THE END