The queen’s page

The queen and a page sat together.
What is the difference, said the page
Between stories and true stories?
Nothing, said the queen
They are two sides of the same coin.
Then what is the difference
Between loving and being loved?
Nothing, said the queen
They are similar as Venus and the Evening star
Is it true?, asked the page.
Of course
Love is the medium in which we are immersed
To illuminate is to be illuminated
To light is to be lit
And she blew out the candle.
Ah, now I see!, said the page
We cannot show another’s way
Without also showing our own.
To love and be loved, said the queen
We are all here
Particles of the same ether.
I see what you mean, said the page
All stories are true stories!