My hold on you has faded
Like paper roses in the rain
A dying candle in the storm
As it flickers hopelessly in vain.
But even as I know my heart
Can no longer hold you near,
When he looks at you like that
My jealousy burns clear.
Say that you are mine
With those unfaltering blue eyes
Wrap your arms around me like you did
And i’ll pretend that they are not lies.
Try, like all those many years ago,
To whisper sweetly in my ear,
To hold my hand so gently
And take away my selfish fear.
Please. I beg it of you.
Will you tell me one more time?
In your soft, comforting voice,
Holding me close as you used to;
Before you made him your choice.
Tell me that you love me,
That you are mine alone.
Tell him your heart is locked now
And that only I hold the key.
I know I am only dreaming
As I sit and think of you,
My dreams as pointless and empty
But dreaming is all I can do.
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