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// A Thestral Love Song 
// Story: A Compilation of Pony Poetry 
// by TheKissoftheVoid 
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Sad, Romance, Slice-of-Life

Lover of mine, I fear I've dreamed
That our love was not as it seemed
We fell apart, two shattered hearts
And in my sleep I screamed

What, ask you, was my dream about?
It started with accusing shout
From angered eyes that demonized
Our love that was found out

Within a circle then we stood
Ringed by ponies in cloak and hood
Demanding we walk separately
Upon life's path for good

Protective love within me burned
I thought it equally returned
But to my grief and disbelief
Away from me you turned

I called your name, I begged you stay
You listened through a haze of grey
Then closed sad eyes, apologized
And, head down, walked away

I've not known peace since that dread eve
"Tis but a dream, your fears relieve!"
These words I sigh, a calming lie
I wish I could believe

For in thestrals night magics dwell
Given by moonlight, fair and fell
We sometimes see what may yet be
Our dreams can futures tell

Tis a gift from our Lady lost
To greed and heart grown cold as frost
Although she's gone, her gifts live on
In us, despite the cost

And so, my heart, I now contrive
Some way to keep our love alive
And bring request, one that will test
What our love can survive

You are my lady of the sky
Snow and lightning gleam in your eye
Heart fierce and wild, soul kind and mild
On wind's own wings you fly

I am your stallion of the dark
For Nightmare's shame, I bear the mark
But I'll still love my darling dove
Be fortune fair or stark

I know you hold your loved ones dear
And only ask for certain fear
That they'll despise the love we prize
And seek to break it sheer

And thus I ask, before we're found
and drums of racial outrage pound
Let us save heart, let us depart
To where hate makes no sound

A place without judgmental glare
From ignorant stallion and mare
And harmony is verily
Lived by all dwelling there

We'll soar upon the sun rays bright
And equally in ebon night
Through lightning cloud and thunder loud
To the limits of sight!

And tender times, beneath our sheet
Where hooves and hearts together beat
Where feather wing and leather ring
Our faces as lips meet

Our love cannot grow in this land
For, in hate of me, all shall stand
But it is ours, and by our powers
Our fate by us is planned

My love, let us together flee
Some place that we're forever free
For I mock death with every breath
So long as you're with me

You tell me no. . . tis no you say. . .
I. . . did not know you'd feel this way
Am I so slow? Please, help me know
Where my thoughts went astray

. . . How can you say that they were right?
We don't neglect, nor do we fight,
No secrets kept, happy tears wept
How have I earned such spite?

Of course together we belong!
It's been years, yet our love is strong
Whatever they, bigoted, say,
How can you think this wrong?

You say your feelings have not changed
But a wedding has been arranged
And to your kin, you've given in
Rather than be estranged?

Is our love so paltry to you
That you won't fight to see it through?
You'd rather stay, and him obey
Than to your heart be true?

I. . . suppose I thought we were more
And you past the need to explore
Whether twas I for whom you'd die,
As you have said before

If that be false. . . goodbye my dear
You'll not see me again, I fear
For if our hearts must stand apart
There's nothing for me here

I go to rejoin brethren
In the hidden caves of my kin
For all I feel can never heal
While you're my sight within

Save your platitudes and your plea
For any fool but you can see
You've betrayed us, cowardly, thus
Your heart is dead to me

And as into the rain I fly
I hear your sobbing, broken cry
The smell of tears and fulfilled fears
Follows me through the sky

Thus, in my secret heart I'll strive
To keep my foalish hope alive
That you might come, that we'll be one
That love we might revive

But I do not expect it, dove
For long as Luna's trapped above,
They've made it clear, my kind is fear
And fear cannot know love