Every Story is a Love Story (Aida)

Every story, tale or memior

Every saga or romance

Whether true or fabricated

Whether planned or happen-stance



Whether sweeping through the ages

Casting centuries aside

Or a hurried, brief recital

Just a thirty minute ride



Whether bright or melancholy

Rough and ready, finely spun

Whether with a thousand players

Or a lonely cast of one



Every story new or ancient

Bagatale or work of art

All are tales of human failing

All are tales of love at heart



This is the story of a love that flourished in a time of hate

Of lovers no tyrany could separate

Love set into motion on the Nile's shore

Destiny ignited by an act of war



Egypt saw the mighty river

As its very heart and soul

Source of life for all her people

That only Egypt could control



Destruction of their southern neighbor justified

Nubia exploited left with little more than pride

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