THOUGHTS…..by Ibsen
'The secret musings of a prince and his manservant in poetic verse.'
Arthur:
"I
do not know what to do, what to say,
To
express so that I can show you the way.
To
let you know that I need you to stay,
To
be by my side at the dawn of a new day."
"Never
before have I felt such a need,
Forcing
me to pay caution no heed.
Such
delicious desire mingled with greed,
To
make you mine, to let restraint be freed."
Merlin:
"Wrapped
by pride in an impenetrable shroud,
A
prince who is with a great destiny endowed.
A
destiny I swear I shall help you attain,
Though
on the way I lose more than I gain."
"Alas!
I am lost! Lost to poignant emotion,
When
did love replace mere loyalty and devotion?
Love
as possessive and as strong as my power.
Forcing
me to cower, as my soul it does devour..."
Arthur and Merlin:
"Friendship
replaced by emotions more strong,
Shunned
by society and deemed to be wrong.
Yet
consistent, insistent and pure all the same,
For
whatever their nature, love is their name.."
