would I be punished

for falling inlove?

would I be punished

for loving you?

would the gods of fate

and heavens above

condemn me for feelings so true?

should my heart be chained,

my love be slain

Because it dared

to reach for you?

Or is it better

to have loved in vain

Than to hide

from love's brilliant hue?

For though love

may bring pain and strife,

It is the sweetest

of life's treasures.

And in your arms,

I find my life

filled with joy

beyond all measures.

so let the world

say what it will,

I will love you,

I always will.