Like a stone on the beach
she picked him up,
and took him home.
He filled her with new life,
and they held companionable
hands, two became four.
Beneath the bubble,
Poisons devoured him in relentless nibbles,
and the doctor said his only hope
was a healing journey
to a new way of life.
But toward,
is also away,
and children waved good-bye
to their skipping stone,
who crossed an ocean and
disappeared into time.
Shawn L. Bird 
Indeed, there are two sides to every coin. This one compliments your other piece really well. You did a great job.
Thanks.
“toward is also away”- The apex of a relationship may be viewed as the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end. It’s somewhat like a solstice.
Ah.
An intriguing idea!