I saw her there
Lithe

Just standing… aloof

Entrancing dark eyes
Haunting me
Under HER roof

Looking the other way
I thought she called MY name
From that day to this
I’ve never been the same

Her sensitivity stirs
All lines are a blur
I’m awash in love’s sickness
For which there’s no cure

My strength steadily weakens
Every step she walks away
I don’t want to be without her
But I’m too afraid to say

The road that she travels
Is not like my own
Yet we’re both gypsies incarnate
With no place we call home

So how can I reach her?
How can I make her see?
There’s no one else like her
And nowhere else I want to be

Or maybe I’m too late
She’s moved along on her own
Our fate has been settled
And I’ll always be alone

This is the risk taken
If one’s priority’s in doubt
What could’ve been… isn’t
Once the end is spelled out

If our paths ever cross again
I’ll take a different approach
Be honest about my feelings
Promise to never let her go

Until then I’m free
To do exactly as I please
And I’m sad only in the moments
I relive her enduring memory

July 10, 2013