By the Light of the Moon

She wanders in the shadows
there's a stillness in the air
With only the light of the silvery moon
reflecting upon her hair ~
She stops to see the beauty
and admires from afar
The studded jewels in velvet black,
to wish upon a star.

As she stands upon the balcony
she sees the life below
Of lovers walking hand in hand
with their hearts aglow ~
She sees them stop to steal a kiss
as she feels within her heart
That life could never be complete
as long as they're apart.

She closes her eyes with a smile
with the memory of the night
She felt his stare across the room
like a beacon in the night ~
Their eyes met just for a moment
but felt like eternity
As by the light of the silvery moon,
she knew it could never be.

But it began with stolen moments
of strolls in the park
Meetings in the moonlight
and rendevous in the dark ~
Like a breath of wind at midnight
his fingers in her hair;
It was never meant to be more
than just a love affair.

With him she felt a passion
she never knew before
That left her feeling complete
though still she begged for more ~
And though it wasn't meant to be
more than just an affair
She knew she was in love with him
and the tenderness they shared.

So they bought a place of their own
somewhere to share their lives
Though content with what they had
she'd never be his wife ~
Their stolen moments that stretched to weeks
of passion-filled nights
When they enjoyed one another
under the silvery moonlight.

Though he always went back home
she'd keep remembering
That she was now something more than just
"the other woman" to him ~
Together they shared their lives
so much more than an affair,
For soon she knew the day would come
when every morning he'd be there.

But a surprise was in store for them
an unexpected pregnancy
And she saw a side of him
that she could not believe ~
He accused of her of trying to trap him
to push him to leave his wife
And that he didn't want to be a part
of this new baby's life.

Stunned, she was hurt and confused
she thought she meant more to him
But obviously she was just his dirty
little secret fling ~
While the house they bought together
she now lived in all alone
As she promised herself and her child
she would make for them a home.

So as she gazes at the velvet black
star-studded sky
She makes a wish for her child,
as a tear falls from her eye ~
The lovers that stroll in the park
cannot comprehend
A life without the one they love,
can still come to an end.

With the moonlight on her face
she wonders what went wrong
But she always knew it could never be,
she knew that all along ~
He was never her's to love
and she should've never been
Under the spell of the silvery moon
and captured by its gleam.

As the tears fall down her face
she feels the breath in her hair
And as she turns to find the eyes
of her lover standing there;
She sees the tears in his eyes
as he gently takes her hand
He shares with her his deepest fear
and hopes she'll understand.

Her heart reaches out to him
as he tells her of his pain
When he lost a child some years ago,
he couldn't stand that pain again ~
But he never meant to hurt her
he loved her more than life,
As he kneeled down before her
and asked her to be his wife.

Surprised with tears in her eyes
she said that could never be
He had a family of his own,
they were never meant to be ~
But then he said he'd left his wife
for the love they shared
And under the spell of the magical moon
he promised he'd always be there.

Now they gaze together at the moonlight
and the star-studded sky
Enveloped by their lasting love
that will never die ~
And by the light of the silvery moon
the promise that they'll be
Together until their final breath
for all eternity.

"Like a forbidden love, this poem is about an affair between a married man and a vulnerable young woman. The poem is from the "other woman's" point of view. We see her as a vulnerable beautiful young woman, caught up in the magic of the moment they met ~ a beautiful moonlit night, and its romance. Whether the guy in this equation just wanted "a bit on the side" at first, but ended up falling in love with her, is not apparent, though to me, as the writer, I think he lived a marriage of convenience that died when the child he mentioned toward the end, died. This woman reminded him of his youth and she accepted him they way he was, and loved him just the same. And he loved her just as much. Hence, why at the end he chose to share his most painful secret with her, opening the way for a new kind of relationship together.

I'm not saying that this excuses the actions or behaviour of a man who has an affair or leaves his wife for his mistress. It isn't something that I agree with. This is just a love poem, with a difference."