Their Fate in my Hands

A poem from Friar Lawrence's perspective
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Juliet, o fair maiden,

I'm the only hope, you say

As the night goes by

I will make sure

The plan goes right

Romeo, my son

We will end the feud

But if it does not work out

Your love will continue

On another star

My potion, my hope

Given by God's hands

You are the ones to unite

I will bring peace

I keep my promises

The Barrier Between Our Fire

Poem in Juliet's perspective from Romeo and Juliet
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My heart hummed like a hummingbird when we first met
It burned to love like a lighted cigarette
How could you burn away
When our fire never even started to set

We could have been more than a lighted candle
Only if you hadn't slipped off the handle
Would we be a color other than gray
Nothing to pair with a lonely sandal

Such a feud that cut our love apart
The fence that kept you from my heart
If only we were allowed to stay
Together, then we never had to part