they say history is written by the victors,
but the conquered are the ones romanticized.

i want to be remembered.
i want our love to sing through the ages
echoed louder than any battle, any war.

i want our enemies’ grandchildren
to liken themselves to our passion,
our desire, our madness.
i want to be the next scarlet letter
and i will waste away in moonlight
if someone remembers me for it.

if history is written by the victors
then i don’t want to win.