I heard your voice and I instantly knew,

All I needed was there in you.

One quick glance from your hypnotic eyes

And I knew you'd seen through all my lies.

Your smile moved to the point of tears,

You fill me with light, with heat that sears.

I knew I couldn't let it end right there,

You instantly had my love, my care.

You never knew me, you don't even now,

But you still help me through the dark somehow.

I would give anything for you to love me,

I only wish that you could see.

I always thought that dreams were stone,

Ever ageless and hopeful though we're still alone.

But then I met you and my dreams had come true,

Everything I'd ever dreamed of was there in you.

My love for you gives both joy and pain,

As I ever long to see you again.

Each time we meet I fall further still,

But when we fall too deep our love can kill.

My love is a song that can never be sung,

A chimeless bell that will never be rung.

A silent love that will always last,

A love for the future stretching into the past.

If only you loved me but I know you never can,

For such is the perilous fate of man.

I wish you knew that how I feel is true.

I wish I could tell you this poem is for you.

Copyright © Catriona Elizabeth Mowat 2007