Esmeralda

Esmeralda
(Character from Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Outcast,
Gypsy girl,
long-legged,
raven-haired.
You dance you way
along the streets of Paris,
tambouring in hand.
You dance your forbidden dance for all
at the Feast of Fools,
capturing not one,
but two hearts.
The bellringer,
the soldier,
but neither can be yours.
The hunchback,
the traitor.
Neither can be yours.
Put your trust in he who dwells,
in the tower with the bells.
Give your love to the ringer,
in Notre Dame with the bells.
And may your feet be swift
and may your way be clear,
as you escape the guard
in your gypsy caravan.
The sweet one who adores you,
the gruff one that you saved.
Neither can be yours.
Neither can be yours.