Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus br Let us live, my Lesbia, and love and value at a penny all the talk of crabbed old men br For what do they of love br A true love like ours br Nothing! br Nothing at all! br All they know is their bitter vile and hate br Intorlant of any and all that are different br Straight and narrow they say we must be br For to be otherwise gay is naught but a sin br What close-minded fools these mortal so called God fearing men be br To judge and toss us away br When they themselves have done br So much worse in their lives br We are the innocent br They and their cruel accustions are the guilty br How can they not see that? br How can they go on living this way? br So blind br So unjust and ruthless br Eager to stamp out the fire br The fire of the very thing the good lord above most approves of br Love, sweet love br So listen to me now, my dear, and listen well br For here in these dark, desperate so adverse to changing times br This is indeed the message I long for you to most remember and hold dear br As I hold you tonight br Ever so tight and close br Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus br Let us live, my Lesbia and love, and value at a penny the talk of crabbed old men br br 2009 Ramona Thompsonbr br Ramona Thompsonbr br