whirlwind

you and i have defied time
we have defied centuries of prejudice
nothing could stop the whirlwirld
that brought you and i together
it was as though destiny
spoke through time
and i found you and i loved you
i knew it would be hard
that i would have to fight 
but i chose the side of love
not acceptance
but taday those who fought against love
have won
and my heart bleeds 
for this love that was mine, now gone
for to choose you 
i would have to forfeit my own blood
can we really win this war
this battle against years of hatred
decades of animosity
will we be the voice of reason
will we blur the lines of race, tribalism, social class
can we be strong enough?
you and i chose to defy time
to defy centuries of prejudice
but maybe our whirlwind is not strong enough
to keep us together