Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #286

I Swear

by Belinda Roddie

I swear I wasn't lying to you then,

and I am sure as Hell not lying now,

so please don't let your poor, corrupted kin

try to dismantle what we built somehow.

I kiss you, and the touch rejuvenates

our connection. You hold my frigid hand,

and heat returns to me. Our prior states

of existence were weak and could not stand

the test of time: Our immortality

is not to be rejected or denied,

and though your family holds jealousy

in their hearts, even if they truly tried,

they could not break us from our marriage fair.

This is the truth I say to you: I swear.