Shakespeare's Second Best

Romeo and Juliet, was written second best For even Shakespeare himself, could have only guessed That somewhere in a future place, a story would soon unfold That would last throughout the ages and forever be retold There would be no fancy thee's or thou's strewn across the page No feuding families fighting wars, filled with all their rage There would be no big finale, to only end in death No poison would be swallowed, not a scent upon their breath A story like this can only live when love was meant to last A legendary tale of endless love that would never be surpassed Handed down through history to make two lovers swoon A story told ten million times beneath the lover's moon Romeo and Juliet was just a fairy tale And in comparison to the story we wrote, it would even pale Written in a language that lovers will forever discuss The story I've been talking about is simply the story of us