Roots, Shaken

It cannot be.

Small revelation, but bitter --

another brick removed

from the old foundation,

something terribly wrong with the cement,

too much sand in the mix,
floor buckling,

sweet memories now endangered jewels
in crumbling settings.
What secret ravages this structure?

Heart a balloon deflated on the ground,

wind knocked out of my soul,

I ask,

Does love inevitably crumble, too?