Covert flame

@Uootem

as a lost lover
forever forgotten by time
and by you
I play my part
like a skilled sportsman
in this secret lover's game
wishing for stolen kisses,
longing for the missing touch
smiling with lips
turned to stone
by a cruel passing of time
somehow melted again
by passion's heat
remembered from
behind a disguise,
that I use as a mask
behold! my overt flame!

this secret fuels a heart alone.
missing the beat
of another in unison once found.
yet you open not yourself
unto this heart: that feels such pain
at the losing of its match
one lover left alone
still seeking love's emotion
that will eventually chill me twice.

I know of reality
that I should
leave love to those
who aptly play their part
and let my covert
memories alone suffice.
alas, i keep upon my task
seeking love surreal,
a flame by which
no earthly winter wind could cool,
a papered verse of pitter-patter feel:
of writing such, i am cupid's fool.
but should this verse
thaw your lover's chill,
I would strike a match and
quickly light a candle
and read from this page.
so that you may hear it
from the voice of my heart.