A Forbidden Love Poem by Saleh Ben Saleh

Adam was in his late 50s and Jean was younger than him by 27

They both had a lot in common, they saw life as if they were in heaven

They spent most of their time together talking, he felt happy in her presence and she felt safe by his side

Jean had strong feelings for Adam, her affection is something that she did not want to hide

But Adams affection for Jean was not at all of that kind

As time went by, Jean found herself madly in love with Adam, but Adam was not aware of this love

Then came the day when she could no longer bare the pain of love, to Adam she graciously opened her heart

Adam felt her sincere pure love for him, but he asked himself is this love a crime

He knew then that this was not infatuation, but deep feelings flowing from her heart

They both came from a different place of worship, and the difference in age was a start

She made him feel young again, her youth gave him a spark of life

By now Adam was deep under the spell of love, his heart and mind were already in prisoned by her charm

This is when their long bitter struggle began, as their love by their cults was deemed forbidden

Saleh Ben Saleh