In shadows deep, her heart did weep
A mistress lost in love's cruel keep
Her beauty fair, her spirit bright
Yet bound in secrecy, a painful plight

A lover's touch, a whispered vow
But never could she fully avow
For in the daylight, she was unseen
A secret passion, a world so mean

No public hand to hold her near
No tender kiss for all to hear
Her love confined to hidden places
A silent dance with hidden faces

In moonlit rooms, they found release
But in the morning, her heart did cease
For her lover's wife held all the power
And in that moment, it was her darkest hour

Betrayed by love, forsaken by fate
The mistress suffered, her heart did ache
Tossed aside like a forgotten dream
Her innocence lost in a tainted scheme

The years went by, the pain remained
Her love for him could not be feigned
But in the end, her body grew weak
As sorrow and longing made her bleak

A life of secrets, of stolen time
A mistress's tale, a tragic rhyme
Her story now told, her voice set free
A cautionary tale for all to see
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