TAINTED LOVE

 

Cruel fate

Cursed our souls

When cupids arrow

Missed its aim

And speared our hearts

Hearts not free to love

Hearts otherwise wedded

In blessed union

 

But cupids strike

Left us fettered

Bound together
With loves chains

Enslaving us

Bonding us with love

Conjugated by fate

Entangled marionettes

Puppets of love

Reluctantly performing

To another’s will

 

Held in love's grip

By fates curse
That bitter sweet gift

Of deceitful ardour

Duplicitous romance

Forbidden passion

That gift of love

With the curse of betrayal

 

Knowing loves intimacy

The joy of closeness

The warmth of tenderness
Passion made manifest

Emboldened the psyche

Elevated the soul

Flames of passion

Burning deeply

Cleansing all

But the guilt

 

Enchanted by Eros

Beguiled by Amor

Spellbound by adoration

But gripped by fear

Fear of being together

Fear of discovery

But the overriding fear

Of separation