Secret Affection

He's my best friend
My blood, pumping through my veins
The petals among a withered rose
A golden tear
My fiery muse,
My sanity.
I am alive
Jovial.

Temporize the days;
When we speak, I smile
A smile that lightens my day
The torch flirting with darkness
My friendship
I feel loved
Wanted, not needed
Accepted into society
Special.

A secret need not be hushed
Except for this one
My dependence on him
Forever hidden, futile
A love he may not return
Rejection peaks through
He will not hear
These three words:
“I love you”.

Expression of my feelings
Will be discarnate
Returning of these-
Will be rare.
He is my reason
Only in secrecy
He will see me-
As no more, than another girl.