A star-struck romance on the streets of Shame
knives crossed in combat
only family honor to blame
A young lover steps out of shadows and whispers her name
to the moonlit balcony where his would-be love
his forbidden dame
walks out of her darkness, she is love, answers, aflame.
“Wherefore is my reckless love?
Under my balcony or in the shadow’s cover
Come speak all the words that love is made of
come to kiss my wet lips my mysterious lover.”
The young lover climbs the vines to her balcony
reaching across the space from the oaken tree
he looks into her eyes and solemnly
sings his lovelorn lust romantically.
“Juliet, my Juliet, when we make love you used to cry
I love you like the stars above,
I love you until the day I die.
And you forgot -forget that our love was out of sight
until those stars fell from the night.”
“Now your Family wishes me dead and I’ve no place
to lay my heart to find my rest
still I would like to do my best
and live suddenly beating within your breast.”
She giggles at the thought and then startled says
“My love, oh my love- I have not forsaken you
but you must flee unto the night
and with your love unrequited
find safe haven until we can reunite.
Romeo, my Romeo, I love you like the stars above
I love you until I shall die
but before I forget, that our love is doomed despite
our best efforts let’s flee now back into the night.”
A star crossed romance on the streets of shame
two families with only their mutual hate to blame
now gather for two funerals in the pouring rain
by lost innocence, joy and pain.
