
The world prescribed a different fate,
A line drawn straight by king and state,
But in one glance, the line grew blurred—
A truth was spoken, though no word.
A secret current, deep and strong,
Pulled me from the rightful throng.
To drink a draft not meant for me,
Was to find all else was sea,
And you, the shore and the drowning deep,
The vow I broke, the one I keep.
They call it treason, this sweet fire,
This answering of soul’s desire.
But what is law to the tide’s pull?
What is a crown, when the heart is full?
Our stolen hour, a stolen gem,
Is worth the thorns on this bright stem.
So let the jealous courtiers scheme,
And sever us in waking dream.
They cannot touch what they can’t see—
The hidden forest, you and me,
Where two are one, and one is all,
And waiting for the shadow’s fall.
For in this life, or one to be,
Your hand is what belongs to me.
A fate not kind, but ours, and true,
My sacred crime, I am with you.