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Our eyes met, under the barriers of lies not war

My hands red and shaking while yours held a cigar

It was dawn, almost night, yet your eyes shone brighter than anything

But I didn’t see them, too focused on taking out this ring.

Once our political vows, which held peace, were no more

Burning in bright red, like the love in your eyes—almost gone

I know I did wrong, but so did you

The sky seemed darker, as if it had never once been blue.

Standing on opposing sides, voices raised strong

Treaties burning, parliaments falling from all the mistakes we made when we were young

Yet here we are, shaking hands as the world falls apart

As if it wasn’t us against all at the start.

Love was the rule; our trust was the fault

With every step it gave my heart a jolt

We paid the price for all the laws we broke

Untwined our fingers, our faces covered with smoke.

The once fully-lit cigar, now burnt out

With a mouth full of lies, the truth you spout

Foot standing strong, almost leaving a mark

The sun all gone, taking all our spark