~
Forbidden Love ~
She steals
a glance behind her
as she
tiptoes out the door
A morning
jog along the beach,
she
heads towards the wharf ~
She
knows that it's forbidden
but
she feels within her heart
Her
every thought comes back to him
whenever
they're apart.
She had
laid awake last night
his
face etched in her mind
With
eyes that looked into her soul
and
stopped the hands of time ~
He knew
and understood her
and
she knew she felt the same
But
the tears in her heart told her
she
couldn't see him again.
She had
tried to stay away from him
it was
too dangerous
So many
people would be hurt
by her
unfaithfulness ~
But
with every waking hour
she
would long to see his face
And
the smile that took her cares away
in the
warmth of his embrace.
She knew
she shouldn't see him
but
she had come to depend
On their
quiet moments together
when
they were only friends ~
But
something more had happened
that
she didn't understand
A stolen
kiss, a look of love,
as she
gently took his hand.
She knew
no one would understand,
but
what was she to do?
And
knowing that to herself
she
must remain forever true ~
She
would only be unfaithful
to ignore
what's in her heart;
For
she always wanted to be with him
whenever
they were apart.
So when
the morning sun arose
and
she tiptoed out the door
She
had come to a decision
that
just confused her before ~
In the
morning air it was clearer
as she
jogged along the beach
To where
her heart had always been
she
thought was out of reach.
Down
at the wharf he began his day
with
her on his mind
And
he wondered what she was doing
at this
moment in time ~
Was
it a game that she was playing
with
that look in her eyes?
Did
that kiss mean anything,
or was
it only lies?
He thought
he understood her
but
where had he gone wrong?
Weren't
they friends, or had it been
just
a farce all along?
And
where did that kiss come from?
Was
it just a game?
For
she later said it was a mistake
and
she couldn't see him again.
He respected
her decision
he knew
how hard it must've been
For
her to keep on seeing him
at the
risk of being seen ~
But
it didn't stop the way he felt
as he
watched her walk away
Or the
look he saw in her eyes
in his
memory every day.
He missed
the times they spent together
but
it wasn't meant to be
Her
father would've killed him
if he
knew where she had been ~
He only
wish he knew how she felt
and
if it was the same
Because
he just wanted to have the chance
to be
with her again.
He imagined
that he heard her
calling
out his name
But
the thought of her just cut him
like
a knife through his pain ~
Then
he turned to see her running
toward
him on the sand
Was
this just an apparition
holding
out her hands?
Tears
were running down her face
as she
saw him on the wharf
Knowing
that this was right for them
she
had never been more sure ~
She
called out his name to him
and
as he turned around
She
knew that what she felt for him
she'd
searched for and had found.
Holding
out her arms to him
she
stopped to search his face
Then
he reached out to kiss her
taking
her in his embrace ~
She
told him that she loved him
and
he said that he felt the same
As she
lost herself in his arms
he gently
kissed her again.
The days
that soon turned into months
these
rendevous' they shared
Stolen
moments, a look, a touch
of this
forbidden love affair ~
Making
time when they could
so they
could be together
Sharing
thoughts and feelings,
they
understood each other.
Meetings
by the rockpool,
or lunch
at the wharf
The
moments that they share together
they've
never felt before ~
Forbidden
to even see each other
they
still knew within their hearts
That
every thought comes back to them
every
moment that they're apart.
Now she
steals a glance behind her
as she
tiptoes out the door
On her
way to be with him,
she'll
meet him at the wharf ~
Closer
now, than ever,
and
even more aware of
The
special bond between them,
sharing
forbidden love.
©
Christina
27th
June, 2002
"Teenage
love is a heartbreak....tortured teenage love in even worse!
That is something I never want to endure again. Teenagers feel
things so deeply, so passionately. And that isn't to say what
they feel isn't right, but it really hurts. And nothing hurts
like a forbidden teenage love.... That is the topic of my poem, based
upon a storyline on one of our favourite soaps (and particularly as this
one deals specifically with teenagers), where two teenagers enter forbidden
territory. Not because of their age or anything, but because the
guy in this equation hurt the girl's family some time ago, but has paid
for his sins. The girl, a bit of a rebel, tries to stay away from
him but gives in to her feelings for him. I thought it a great topic
for a poem....forbidden love."