1. "A Love As Strong As This"

Written 1/16/1999

The crescent moon holds the world in a million shades of blue
The stars twinkle like tiny secret diamonds. Are they really the dreams that never come true?

One last glance in the mirror, then a flick of her wrist...
She closes the door behind her, knowing her exquisite charm and beauty no man could ever resist

Nervous, yes, but you would be, too
If you're meeting your secret lover without your father knowing
He's asleep, and has been for a while,
But she still couldn't help her guilt from growing

Away, run swift like a drop of water from one's finger
Do not hesitate, for it's far too late to turn home
Take heed of your tracks, be careful and swallow the guilt
You mustn't be late, or he'll leave you: again alone

Up the stairs, to "the place"
They both knew it well
Where the lamp light is dim
And they're alone as far as they can tell

But she is now in the deserted garden
An ominous growl from the heavens indicating rain
She is all alone in the dark, tears dribbling down her cheeks
Like tea off a crystal ball, revealing her pain

"All the guilt that I have suffered just to find that he is not here?"
Her dark pink lips quivered and longed for his touch
And then her knight in shimmering armor suddenly appeared
And whispered, "My god, I've missed you so much."

She turned around to find his smile
Familiar and warm as a puppy she had to leave but return to after working
His hand caressed her cheek and curls
Making her face feel softer than a rose in the first rays of sun in Spring

His eyes told her, "I love you."
His lips slightly parted
She remembers how the first time, this was where she tensed
But now she knew the procedure
And closed her eyes, feeling him come closer
His lips touched hers to reveal the most indescribably romantic experience

Just then, her father and two police cars
Find just where they are
Forcing them to separate
They arrest her sweet lover and take him away
"This is unfair!" she screamed
Though she knew it was fate

A month passes by, her lover in jail
The jury knows what punishment he should receive
Four months in prison with only one visitor per two weeks
But then he would be let free

Yes, the girl visited every chance that she could,
Though she knew her father hated him for the past
But the four months passed by, though slower than Winter
And he was freed again at last

"My daughter," the father warned with his strictest deep voice,
"You must never sneak out again with that boy!"
She wanted to stand up and declare her love,
But her father was strong and intimidating
She promised herself she would never sneak out again
For she knew her father would do something crazy and outstanding

But, as predictable as the night,
She was possessed to sneak out again
Her mind put up a fight
But she just had to see him

Once she got to "The spot"
Her lover was, of course, waiting patiently
"I thought...I was about to lose hope," he confessed.
"I couldn't leave you when I know how you feel about me."

She then confessed her love
And their kiss must have made history
But then a dark man with a gun sneaked up suddenly

"Look out!" the boy yelled, jumping in front of his lover
The bullet shot out, echoing from the gun of the father
"NO!" the girl screamed all too late
Her father laughed evilly, quivering with hate

She rushed to her love's side, blood gushing from his chest
"I...love....you," was all he could choke out before his eternal rest

One miserable week went by
The girl never swallowed anything but air
Her eyes were forever red and blank
For her life she didn't care

She went to her bedside
Kneeling down on the soft carpet
She took out a crimson velvet bag
Which she had never opened....yet

She escaped to "The place"
To the exact spot where her lover had died
It was about midnight now
And she was screaming inside

She placed a scarlet rose on the spot she guessed was where his heart last lay
She slowly opened her red bag; the moonlight reflected in the blade

When her father found her, the knife through her heart,
The rose was caught in her back, which was slightly arched

Her father placed a red rose pedal to her lips.
"I guess there was no cure
"For a love as strong as this"