Romeo & Juliet

We met where the stone path ends
By the shrine where no one bends
Your shoes were off, the wind was still
The blossoms fell against their will
You bowed your head, I held my breath
A moment soft as whispered death
I should have turned, I almost did
But love is louder when it's hid

And somewhere in that sacred air
We knew the world would never care

Romeo and Juliet
But dressed in silence, not regret
We loved beneath the cherry tree
Where petals fall too quietly
No sword, no poison, no escape
Just hearts that time could not reshape
The temple knew, the blossoms wept
For Romeo and Juliet

You wore white like mourning does
Your family bowed to every "was"
Mine watched from the gate, unsure
As if love made me something impure
Still, you reached for my unsure hand
The way the sea might touch the sand
We kissed like no one else would see
Then bowed apart, obediently

And though we barely spoke a word
The wind translated all we heard

Romeo and Juliet
Two names tradition won't forget
We carved our vows in bark and breath
And swore them soft beneath our steps
No one screamed, no curtain fell
Just silence saying, "Love won't dwell"
We never fought, we just... just left
Like Romeo and Juliet

If time had bloomed a day too late
Would we have stayed, defied our fate?
Or are we just another tale
Where beauty fades and hearts grow pale?

Romeo and Juliet
But softer than the west could set
We loved, we lost, beneath the bloom
Two shadows split by quiet doom
The park forgets, the trees forgive
But part of us will always live
Where blossoms fall, where names forget
Romeo and Juliet