THIS FLAME

This is a poem about love that cannot be. a desire so strong it hurts.

There is a flame that burns inside me
That cannot be heard or seen,
It is a flame that burns for love and desire
For a love untouched it seems.

For the past four years I’ve been aware
It haunts me night and day,
For a person I care for completely
For whom I can never say.

It cannot be, it is forbidden
If I were to hold onto this love
I would never be forgiven.

My lord I’m afraid does not allow
What I wanted then,
And I still long for now,

It is a broken heart I have it seems
And so it shall always be,
How can a love that feels so right
Be so wrong for me?

I wish I could change my ways
And the way I see the world
Because I am so completely and totally
In love with another girl