Seeking Within: Now

Audio Adventure: Search the album: Sad Piano Music Collective - Sad Songs; titled: Romeo and Juliet (Available on Apple iTunes: track 13, length 3:18). I encourage you to play the song while reading along. This will enhance your experience. Inspired by: William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

Spoiler Alert* This piece begins just as Romeo discovers Juliet in her tomb and takes his poison just as Juliet awakens from her sleep. This poem is my fictional account of that brief moment. Romeo’s dialogue begins first, followed by Juliet’s. Begin reading on the first note; syncing the piano to the lyrics.

[ROMEO]

I should

drink this where you stood

Tell me and I could

Only for my good

Only for you, dear

Just to be, near

Not to feel, fear

Not to be

now

I

see

Your free

How I love, thee

Now so lonely

and so I die

…ascend

.............into

..................the

......................sky

[JULIET]

Oh, dear

What have you done, here

It’s clear you adhere to my fear

My love,

is not

near

How I love, thee

Now so lonely

Now so empty

Now I can’t, be

Now they’ll see, me

How we,

love…eternally

’Cause I won’t go on without my love

There’s no one else sent from above

to take, away

my pain, this day

Oh Romeo please hear me say

Come heed my plea and take away

Unsheathe all my love with this blade

and cut out all this pain

all this pain in my heart

that still cries out your name

all this pain in my soul

all this pain I now know

all this pain we’re apart

all this pain bleeds my heart

all the love we once shared

all the love can’t compare

all the love that you gave

all the love they won’t save

all the love now be brave

hear me love

please call out

my name

my love,

I’ll come find you again

This is not about being a Montague or Capulet.

This is about two young lovers whose names you won’t soon forget. A tragic love story that came and then went. It’s about the true romance of young Romeo and his sweet Juliet.

FOOTNOTE: The piano piece is composed by Riccardo Raffa. A link to him is posted here: https://romeojuliet-popopera.com/the-composer/