I thought I was content Until I saw you there. And your seyes watched me, As mine slowly watched you. I hoped you would remember... That distance is danger. Stranger beware-- You've riddled me, clueless. Though I wanted to hold you, much longer than I did; Briefly, we waded in the puddle of our own anticipation. And the cold that was present was like dew to the darkness, which pleasingly teased it's entrance between our wanting hearts. Hope was restless, so he disappeared. Dawn betrayed my eyes once more, while secretly, I begged him for you. For I knew, no other could suffice. I wiped the dusty cobwebs from your raven hair... I touched your flushed cheek, with the warmth of mine. The inspired musician sang his song for all the world to hear. And we listened, but never heard. Inside we were dancing, yet silent still. Cars rushed by and light glared our eyes. The cold chill numbed our fingertips with reason-- froze our lips with poison. I withered beneath the pedestal upon which you stood. And in my mind, I kissed your lips, while spiritually, I bathed in bittersweet crimson flood. O sweet ritual; Precious, merciful union of which I've so often dreamt. You the burning fire of my inspiration; The glowing lantern from which my soul breathes life. I enter the door of your sanctuary. Overwhelming peace; It consumes me. I evaluate my substance by the air from your lungs. Breathe more you your gentle spirit into me. I'm suffocating. As the approaching hour of time's unkind hand fell upon us I knew... I'd leave there still wanting you. No thoughts of comfort came forward to embrace my tender efforts of loving you. Once again strangled by the downpour of truth; though never spilled from your lips. My heart lept from my chest where you kissed it... Good-bye. Undeniable gladness was there; relief turned to mistrust-- as I questioned once more, Sanity's beautiful lie. He wept at my feet-- I died.
Reason for writing:
This poem is a narrative of an encounter I had with someone that I deeply cared for whom did not, much to my dismay, reciprocate those feelings. It also portrays the feelings felt at that moment and those felt after we departed. We were good friends until he found out I had much deeper feelings, now we rarely communicate. I fell for him over email but had known him a while. The loss of his good friendship has troubled me ever since and I feel horrible for my betraying him by denying my feelings. I just couldn't tell him because he loved someone else.
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