Forbidden love, I curse your strength:
Addiction from the start—
A plague must be upon my soul,
A sickness in my heart.
I sipped of blood the like of mine,
But slowly did I taste.
So sweet and potent was each dose,
I gulp them now in haste.
Forbidden love, my veins are chilled
By this toxic thrill.
Can there be no cure for me
From this feverish ill?
Intoxicated am I now
In this shameful place,
Imbibe her offered remedy
And reek of our disgrace.
Forbidden love, I love her though,
No dearer can there be,
Afflicted full am I of her
And nurse my malady.
So come now, please, forevermore
To bed shall we be ridden.
Let's drink our fill and offer cheer
A toast to love forbidden!

-Michael D. Petti

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