Love's Fool

I am love’s fool Under the spell of those piercing eyes Memories that replay moments Conversations that wouldn’t die Those hands that are still on mine Long after you have gone And that kiss that lingered behind Days – nay – weeks, after it was done Then the silence that followed Knowing not what went wrong The moments seemed perfect Until I felt I didn’t belong I’ve always been a stranger To the world you hold dear A world that you built Out of angst and your own tears You live in a place Where there is love for another Who’s broken your heart And will never be your lover And here I am Cast to the side Bared my own love Now buried alive I’ve hidden it deep Yet it stirs when it sees you It tries to remind me Of what once was true I am love’s fool For I could not forget How your lips felt on mine Every thought with regret