Backwards

I wanted to be born
at another time
when Elizabeth Browning
was so moved by rhymes
from her lover's kiss
with her thoughts entwined
around their private bliss
This should have been mine

I wanted my eyes
to glance longingly
upon my pride's own match
mirrored in Mr. Darcy
Oh to feel that moment
when he declared his heart
no longer in torment
or fear that we would part

Dear Emma and John
two best friends for life:
one proposed as her husband
one promised as his wife

I wanted to be born
at another time
when I could be yours
and you could be mine