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I’m reading the lines of the star-crossed pair, But the words are tangled, they cry in despair Their feelings are fog, not fire or flame— Yet somehow, I know I’ve felt the same. We’ve all been Romeo once in our lives, Dreaming of love with wide-open eyes. We’ve all been Juliet, young and bright, Leaping for love in the dead of night. But now the waves have all pulled back, And I am walking a stormy track. No compass, no song, no spark, no sun— The passion is drained, the dreaming done. I flip through pages of Napoleon’s war, And Lavoisier’s laws I can’t ignore. Who cares for a kiss in Verona’s air? Not me—not now—not anywhere. Old lovers die in their final scene, And I die with them in between. Again and again, I play the part— A ghost with a silent, broken heart.
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Jul 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM UTC
Romeo and Juliet
I’m reading the lines of the star-crossed pair, But the words are tangled, they cry in despair Their feelings are fog, not fire or flame— Yet somehow, I know I’ve felt the same. We’ve all been Romeo once in our lives, Dreaming of love with wide-open eyes. We’ve all been Juliet, young and bright, Leaping for love in the dead of night. But now the waves have all pulled back, And I am walking a stormy track. No compass, no song, no spark, no sun— The passion is drained, the dreaming done. I flip through pages of Napoleon’s war, And Lavoisier’s laws I can’t ignore. Who cares for a kiss in Verona’s air? Not me—not now—not anywhere. Old lovers die in their final scene, And I die with them in between. Again and again, I play the part— A ghost with a silent, broken heart.
mara-kennet
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Jul 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM UTC
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