Before we watch the sunrise

We dance amongst the fireflies

Inches away, miles apart

Only noise is the beating of my heart

Hushed tones blown away by the wind

Sideways glances as if we have sinned

She reaches for my hand

Writes our names in the sand

So temporary yet I am fixated

For this we are berated

What we feel is different than expected

They tell us our love is misdirected

But what we feel is true

For three simple words are hard to misconstrue

Suffocating in this intoxicating air

As she brushes away a strand of my hair

With each touch it becomes harder and harder to breathe

And never do I want to leave

We are together in the same room

So close I can smell her sweet perfume

The room is filled with waves of tension

Her eyes sparkle, the color of gentian

She is my secret and I am hers yet

We sing a strange duet

With all the misguided plebeians gone

We mount a hill whereon

Without a single threat

My beloved and I watch the sunset