He Who I'll Never Have (II)

I watched you tonight, and
You were beautiful, your smile radiant
You looked to me for approval
Cowboy shirt fit so well
It's going to look so good on stage
And I fell in love all over again
Like the way I did two Springs ago
When you reached around from behind me
And presented Vieux Carre, from which we would perform,
Your voice a low, soft, murmur into my hair
And I knew that I was lost, and would always be lost,
Without you near.

The thought of what will not be
Ravages me.

Sleep does not come easily
For those who love unrequited
Or to those whose love is returned
But not able to be fulfilled,
Or to those who know that
The one who owns their heart
Will eventually drive them mad
By the tempest fury with which love is given
And the casual ease with which it is taken away.