Never bend
Never bow
Never break
Remember tribe
Remember race
Remember self
Never let him see
a single thing
Never let him hear
a single word
other than that one name that he cannot abide.
Never to gaze on him without a sneer,
Now That is the price of Pride.
Never gaze
Never hold
Never kiss
Remember duty
Remember heritage
Remember self
Never let him say
a single thing
that might ever possibly break my hate
Never let him know
a single ounce
of just how much I hold him dear.
Never to touch him without intent of pain,
Now That is the price of Honor.
Never love
Never feel
Never hurt
Remember tribe
Remember duty
Remember world
Never make
one. single. move.
to compromise,
Never to hold out
one. single. hand.
to show how much I care,
To Never doubt how everyone would stare,
Now That is the price of Safety
To just:
bend
bow
break
gaze
hold
kiss
love
feel
hurt
To say one word, or not say one name;
But would that make any difference?
To forget:
my tribe
my race
my self
my duty
my heritage
my pride
my tribe
my duty
my world
To forget all the eyes and to take up the hand
of the one I so deeply -
...so deeply -
...to say that I -
...say to the whole wide world that I - ...
To forgo:
Pride
Honor
Safety
My Pride
My Honor
My Safety
All Pride
All Honor
All Safety
To forgo my heart and hand it to him
dressed and bound on a silver platter,
for him to either keep
or shatter like fine, crystal, glass.
Now That is the price of Love.
...all Safety...
...all Honor...
...all Pride...
Because That is the Price
to drown in molten amethyst.
To drown...
I would give up all...
But will it make a difference?
Will it ever, even, make a difference
to him?