I’m walking in the woods
Next to 37 Brooks
The sky is a shade away from black
I’d be braver if I had Tack
But then laughter fills the air
And gone is my despair
My ears perk up and listen
Oh! What a beautiful sound I’m smitten
“Should I risk looking for the source?”
The voice in my head yells until it grows hoarse
I’ve been waiting for a day like this to come by
Surely, I’m not going to just let it fly
Taking in a deep breath
I walk around the corner with stealth
What I see is a beautiful sight indeed
A boy and a girl lying down on the weed
They must be fools
For nobody ever defies the rules
But their smiles are so bright
They could easily turn this darkness into light
The love between them is so palpable
It makes the concept of Deliria oh so laughable
Why would anyone want to give a cure
To something so striking, so intense … so pure?
And then he does the unthinkable:
He holds her tight like she’s something breakable
The warmth radiates from him like rays of sunshine
Covering her, protecting her, whispering to her “You’re mine”
Something tugs at my heart
And I look down at it with a start
Is that compassion that I’m feeling?
I believe I should be seething
But their love has awoken something I thought long gone
It’s like a new day; it’s like a new dawn
Then the silence is broken
The gunshots have spoken
A look of fear crosses both their eyes
They’re not ready yet to say their good-byes
They have committed an awful crime
And they know they haven’t got enough time
The boy then takes the girl by the hands
And he quietly makes a demand
But the girl refuses and shakes her head severely
And from her eyes the tears escape freely
The boy leans in and kisses them away
“Don’t worry,” he whispers, “we will meet someday”
Then he lets go and urges her to run
She turns away but not before seeing the gun
Pointed at the boy’s chest
Who doesn’t do anything, not even protest
She looks at his eyes for one final time
They shine so bright, just like a dime
Then she runs like the boy told her to
Where to go, she doesn’t have clue
How could something so beautiful be forbidden?
My heart bleeds; it feels like I’ve been bitten
But I still have hope that the lovers will meet once more
For a love like this can surpass anything, even the deadliest of wars
