Once Forbidden

When did yesterday fade, Why would I choose to turn away? When you alone knew me, Only you understood all that was said And I need not have uttered a word, My life has faded with each passing year With every flicker of light, I am gone In my dreams, you are there, Holding my hand, once forbidden, Now, only ashes remain, of what once was Of memories, in the rubbles of paper, That once so brightly lit, with each letter With the laughter, that we shared And now, continents away, Do you remember me? I do, I remember all that was, Our forbidden love, unspoken, Scathed with all the interruptions, Of our families, of those not willing To believe that love existed, I am grateful for those few moments, Yet, is it so selfish to want you, even now Now, our little ones are here, And with time they’ll grow And then, will you come back to me?