Every Story Is A Love Story

Every story, tale or memoir
 Every saga or romance
 Whether true or fabricated
 Whether planned or happenstance
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 Whether sweeping through the ages
 Casting centuries aside
 Or a hurried brief recital
 Just a thirty-minute ride
 Whether bright or melancholy
 Rough and ready, finely spun
 Whether with a thousand players
 Or a lonely cast of one
 Every story, new or ancient
 Bagatelle or work of art
 All are tales of human failing
 All are tales of love at heart
 This is the story
 Of a love that flourished
 In a time of hate
 Of lovers no tyranny could separate
 Love set into motion on the Nile's shore
 Destiny ignited by an act of war
 Egypt saw the mighty river as its very heart and soul
 Source of life for all her people
 That only Egypt could control
 Destruction of her southern neighbor justified
 Nubia exploited, left with little more than pride