Doleful Dreams of Love
Across the floor I watch you slowly dance;
your arms around his waist while cheek to cheek,
and lost so deeply in his soft romance
while swaying to the beat of love’s mystique.
And here I’m standing lost within this crowd
of all the lonely men that you’ve dismissed;
my ardent feelings hidden by a shroud;
I’m sure you’re unaware that I exist.
If only I could summon up the nerve
to walk right up and ask you for a dance;
perhaps my inner feelings you’d observe,
and you would give this yearning man a chance.
Alas, these doleful dreams so grandiose,
but only from afar I’ll hold you close.
October 8, 2020
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