We sat by the river, side by side,
Birdsong mingling with the warm spring tide.
Far from the world, from judgment and noise,
We shared simple peace, needing no voice.

You looked at me, your eyes kind and gentle,
In that moment, the world was lost to my mind.
Years apart, they say love must have limits
But in your eyes, no rules were discovered.

We were both grown, both hearts awake
But there came rumors behind us, weighted in the air.
They saw your youth, your years to be,
Not the bond we shared or the tears we wept.

Let them talk, let them speak,
What we feel does not require a name.
For at that time, by the gentle stream,
You and I were but a common dream.