This wretched existence I would live again

If only someday, in that next life

We shall be forbidden no more

From embracing the flames

Of the passion we both feel

The longing we both know

The endlessness of our odes

And all that is left unspoken



This wretched destiny I tried so hard to understand

So I made myself believe that perhaps

The heavens were afraid that if we were to be,

We would outshine the moon and the stars

With our elixir of love, a fusion of our dreams,

Enchanted tales and flawless poetry,

The song of my smile and your melody

The same breath of life that flows in you and me



This wretched truth I wish to undo

I want to escape from reality to be with you

And we shall live together in our dreamscape

Where no one can hold our happiness in their hands

The scrolls inked with your fate shall be ablaze

And rain’s spirit will wash away the haunting past

Light from the shadows shall be awoken

To tell the world that some pacts can be broken



This wretched heart longs for all that you say

So don’t say goodbye and cast me not away

The sun will rise after the darkest night

To tell us, and the world, that we have won the fight

Behind every great love is a great story

And our quivering quill shall chronicle the glory

Of love, beautifully forbidden, nonetheless true

For that, this wretched life I still live for you





© Maxinne Marie July 20, 2007

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