Forbidden

They warned me not to speak her name, To turn away, to feel no fire. But hearts are wild, and love’s no game It answers not to law or choir. She touched my hand — the world stood still. A breath, a glance, a silent vow. And though they’d drag us down the hill. They cannot stop what burns in now. We meet in shadows, not in shame. But with the pride of those who dare. They say our love is sin and flame. Yet sin, to me, has never been so fair.