I Took An Oath

I took an oath! I’ve declared this with a life of mine, Would thou doest the same verily unto me? And would thine life sacrifice so I contented be, Because we’ve sharèd love, a thimbleful of red wine? I panic, my sweet, when my mind dares to think If thy heart would love me still, when I am dead – With sad hymns sung and grave built over my head, Because I’ve taken an oath, with a pen that bled ink Unto paper that so my hand quivered, Then sealed my life to love thee to death, While thy soul, strange, yearns for wealth – For love alone, I’ve all my dreams withered, Yet I can never go back on my word, for good or bad, I dared to die for your love, and then lost ev’rything I had.