Smoke-stained glass
And smudg-ed halls;
Her letters painted red.
Shattered dream,
Forgotten balls;
Hidden, blackened bed.
She cried out,
In love and pain;
Tears and stars align.
Forbidden love,
This was their hold-
And their tainted wine.
Careful child,
Your window bright
Shines on shadowed man.
Friend you thought,
His jealous heart
Still secret even then.
He loves you,
And he hates you;
Mingled, passioned zeal.
In his hand
He hides his rage
Within flint and steel.
Smoke-stained glass
And smudg-ed halls;
Her letters painted red.
Molten wax
And scarlet rooms;
Hidden, blackened bed.
~ Avé Pfleegor ~
