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.."