love that remains

You'll forgive me I hope
if I love only you
for a very long time

You are not always here
are never always there
only not to be together

Long ago a common past
we shared a common time
blaming infatuation for love

time together only inflamed
feelings far beyond beginning
although not shared fully

It is not enough now
for someone like me
to wait only for you

There is too much to offer
although far less than you
and none could ask it

There was a time once
so long since past now
when you  had the chance

you knew that alone
you were everything
but you would not act

love is not a choice
except for those like you
and you are everyone else

when the last poem's line
has been read to the end
you will know its for you