To love another so dearly
only to lose them for feeling the same
To hold someone so closely
Knowing that it is only in vain
To weep for what can never be
A form so still and lifeless
only because she bartered with death
and then she stole it's likeness
So many things, so many times it all could've been avoided
Two families, feuding between, took a love and then destroyed it
Had the message been recived or a secret never kept
had anyone not believed or seen that she merely slept
Perhaps they would have lived and loved
or lived and left
but neither lived at all
because they could only love in death
Juliet held her lover close feeling her heart break never to mend again
She whispered loving words
then brought her pain to an end
Let this be a caution
to those who refuse to listen
Had their parents cared to hear their pleas
they might have gone on living.
Author's Notes/Comments:
I wrote this after watching the movie again and felt compelled to write about after Juliet had awaken only to find Romeo dead. The thoughts someone might have in that position, especially at that age had to have been overwhelming. By that point, she felt she had nothing left to lose; she couldn't go back to her family and there was no one else for her. To think she almost had him back, had finally found a way to be happy only to have it snatched from her grasp, it really is a tragic thought, and I can't help but wonder everytime I see their story told how it could have been different. What if they had just said something to their families? Or what if they were okay with denouncing their families' names? What if Romeo had gotten the message? Or if Juliet had awoke before he had a chance to take his own life? There's only so many what if's you can ask before you decide it's no use dwelling on it, but the questions will always remain.
