I saved every letter you wrote me
From the moment I read them, I knew you were mine
You said you were mine
I thought you were mine
Do you know what Angelica said?
When we saw your first letter arrive?
"What did she say?" Alex asked.
She said
"Be careful with that one, love
He will do what it takes to survive"
"Oh..." he mumbled. Esper chuckled.
You and your words flooded my senses
Your sentences left me defenceless
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You built cathedrals
I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm searching ad scanning for answers in every line
For some kind of sign, and when you were mine
The world seemed to burn
Burn
The children who were alive when the pamphlet was published flinched slightly.
You published the letters she wrote you
You told the whole world how you brought this girl into our bed
In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
Do you know what Angelica said
When she read what you'd done?
She said
"You have married an Icarus
He has flown too close to the sun"
You and your words, obsessed with your legacy
"I'll try not to focus on that as much in the future love," Alex vowed. Esper smiled at him in thanks.
Your sentences border on senseless
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
How they perceive you
You, you, you
I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder how Esper reacted when you broke her heart
"I'm so, so sorry," he apologised. Esper kissed him to shut him up.
"You haven't done anything yet, my dear." She reminded. Alex nodded, though it didn't make him feel any less guilty.
You have torn it all apart, I'm watching it
Burn
Watching it burn
The world has no right to my heart
The world has no place in our bed
They don't get to know what I said
I'm burning the memories
Burning the letters that might have redeemed you
You forfeit all rights to my heart
You forfeit the place in our bed
You sleep in your office instead
With only the memories of when you were mine
"Don't say it, Alexander James Hamilton," Esper warned, Alex's open mouth closing immediately. "You don't need to apologise. You have not done anything yet."
I hope that you burn
"Do you?" Elizabeth asked.
"Not anymore," Esper replied.
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Tale of A Widow
FanfictionThe characters from The Lion and His Lioness, as well as some characters from For Once We're At Peace, react to Hamilton: An American Musical (but it's not the one we know, it's the play from the book, with Esperanza Washington-Hamilton in place of...
