They are prisoners in this game of love,
prisoners set against each other,
fighting to the death.
no longer to do they pierce flesh with metal rods,
now they kill each other with slow stabs to the heart.
it is not their fault,
but the blame lies with their captors.
the cruel prison guards think of a proposal,
the man can go free,
but his love must stay and endure her fate.
she begs him to go,
to leave her be.
for she can stand their beatings and harsh words
if he can walk away and be free.
knowing that it is the only thing that will give her strength,
he walks and awaits his lover,
day after day he waits for her.
will she ever get free,
or will she rot in the chains that bound her.
