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Constrained by their own titles

By what they imagined, or dreamt.
By what they agreed to, without thinking.
By what they fought against, or for.
By the way everything still turned out just as expected.

By the secrets that got shared at every turn.
By what they admired in someone they loved.
By what they loved in someone they admired.
By the way they always finish by saying, I’m sorry, but…

By what they’d never imagined, never dreamt.
By what they never agreed to, even after long thought.
By what they choose for themselves, once, way back.
By the way it always finished with the words, I told you so.