Like Romeo and Juliet
Like Romeo and Juliet
By Michelle Morris
21/11/2021
Like Romeo and Juliet,
we were warned;
Our love was like a fire
and we'd get burned.
Completely forbidden
by our feuding families;
Sometimes in life
love is seen as the enemy.
You were my Romeo,
and I was your Juliet;
Didn't want that story to repeat,
so we ran away instead.
Settled on a hillside
in a village far away;
No more feuding families
to have their say.
We had a family;
taught them love and grace;
Kindness to all life; all
empathy, no hate.
They grew up as diplomats
and changed the world;
So much more peace now
around our country's soil.
You stayed my Romeo,
and I was your Juliet;
We created new history
of love and light instead.
And as we grow older,
getting old and grey,
We still love each other,
since that first embrace.
© Michelle Morris, 2021
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