It is uncommon valour

When two should strike a tryst

Under a dry sky

Clear blue and shining sun

Where anyone can see

It is rare courage

To walk hand in hand

Through the empty silence of crowded streets

Running the gauntlet

Of burning, hate-filled eyes

It is a precious jewel

To love in the teeth of fury

Fire and ice, life and death

Opposites entwined

Dancing in the eye of the storm