“Con Fuoco (With Fire)”

By: AgentFade2Black

The rage, I knew, in reading that screen

Don’t dig too deep, or you may just find

That what others know, and you don’t

Can place most of your plans in a bind.

It seemed that way, to me at least

When I spoke of a now forbidden love

She suggested I hold back, be single

That my black marks and scars would nullify the dove.

I write this now in sorrow and anger

I can see how he wants to protect her

But if that be the case, and I fear it is

It breaks my hopes, and confirms my fear:

That the joy I felt when I saw her

Could no longer revive me, awaken me

And now I see ‘twas all for naught

Even though I wanted not to see

The window shatters, cracking my sanity

But regardless, my memory will never tire

And with this knowledge, I dare press on

And in my heart, my anger is con fuoco: with fire.