BORROWED LOVE

 

There was a young woman from a faraway land

Who met an older man whom she first thought was bland

But when they got the chance to talk with each other,

Like blooming flowers, they were lovely together.

“Hi, I am Carter,” said the seductive old man.

“And I am May,” replied the beautiful woman.

They shared thoughts and out of the blue fell in love

And they believed that t’was a gift from above.

Backstabbers in ubiquity shackled their joy

Carter and May were embarrassed and a bit coy

And those obnoxious people drove them up the wall

But the shy lovers closed their minds to it at all.

The lovers stood still and held their hands together;

But oh, fault-finders always have time to bother.

Carter and May defied them; kept them at arm’s length

Because they lent each other strength.

They’ve been through storms, smiles and tears, warm and cold

And swore to be together until they grow old

Their fate was unkind and love was mean, however.

The love they vowed to death would be in vain, forever.

Time was really never kind to Carter and May

If they insisted, there was a devil to pay.

Be that as it may, but they are now worlds apart

Because once in their lives, they had each other’s heart.

Carter and May’s love story was like a movie

It ended thick and fast, like the scenes on TV

Those sad and happy times they shared will be treasured

The lovers’ scrounge, borrowed love was once rest assured.