Haemon's Deleted Romantic Solioquy
By: Heather Nawrocki

(Versed by Haemon before he discovers that Antigone has committed suicide)

[Haemon]: Antigone, Antigone, why has thou art gone from me?
                  We were so close to our happily ever after,
                  But you threw that away; I should have acted faster.
                  I should have saved you from yourself,
                  From your pride and your determined nature.
                  For if I had, you would have been my forever.
                  My lover, my friend, until whatever end,
                  I shall find you now so that I can defend.
                  Defend you from my Father, oh, what a terrible man!
                  Before he became King, I was his biggest fan.
                  Now, he must rule Thebes with an iron fist,
                  For if he would let you go, the city would throw a fit.
                  You are a criminal in their eyes,
                  But I love you all the same.
                  You buried your brother for the sake of his name.
                  You could not let him be, a traitor for the world to see.
                  So now you await to die,
                  But I shall save you and we will fly,
                  Fly away from this wretched kingdom
                  To a life of love and freedom.
                  Who wants to be a king? Who wants to be a queen?
                  As long as we are together, that's all I need.
                  My lover, my friend, until whatever end.
                  I shall find you now so that I can defend!