Stay
A poem
Jul 22, 2021
Your smile covers your worries,
but your eyes give you away.
The war at home,
your family,
they are in imperial danger.
The distance between you and them is an ocean,
you are forced to stay here tonight.
Your sorrow falls on my hands,
your decision I already know.
The choice wasn’t yours to make,
but even the stars could not lead you home.
Your Muslim princess awaits her prince,
but your empire in America awaits its building.
The plans were already set in stone,
but only you did not know.
Stay, my love, stay.
