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I saw you flicker in the eyes of a woman I passed on the sidewalk yesterday. Just an instant of recognition; then nothing again. I think I'm finally losing my mind. I heard your tenderness live for a brief moment in the voice of a young girl running by; then only shrill silence. I see your smile ghosting from face to face. It rips at my heart then fades back into the nether world. Here a touch, there a brief contact and then, the inevitable drawing back. You smile at me from first one and then the other, then leave me alone and shunned, one more time. You run after me to push me away. You flirt with me, you call to me, you follow me, you encourage me, then .....
Why? What have I done? Speak to me! Why do you always keep me coming back, only to break my poor heart yet again? Love! Are you truly a ghost to me? Did I die and not notice, that I have become so invisible? Does compassion no longer apply to my pain? If you will not come into my arms, will you not at least leave me in peace? I hear you echo through my dreams, calling my name. Even there I can no longer win. I don't deserve your pain. You don't deserve my love. I beg you. Love me or let me be. © 2000 by D. Ron Mack Written 12/4/2000 |
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