I am enamored with the notion of you,
My thoughts beset by concerns for your well-being, anew,
My heart invested in your welfare, a constant refrain.
Though inner demons wage a daily battle within,
Your dulcet tones, a panacea, lull them into a peaceful spin.
I treasure how you ponder my plight with solicitude,
Your apprehensions for my sake, a testament to your devotion, unfeigned,
Your love for me, a beacon, shining bright and true.
My journey through life is a veritable gauntlet,
A tortuous path, replete with thorns, that pierce and wound, unrelenting,
But I shall persevere, alone, to shield you from harm’s way,
Lest your delicate heart be bruised, and our love fade away.
So permit me to adore you from a distance, a bittersweet refrain,
And hope that someday our paths shall converge once more, in a brighter, more halcyon plain,
Where love’s gentle benevolence shall salve our scars and heal our pain.