The unchosen

Beneath the tangled vines of fear My truth lies hidden, yearning clear In the shadows of what i don't say Lies my truest self waiting to stray. Amidst the echoes of what could be I'll love you from this side of the sea No claim, just a whispered decree In another's care, you're meant to see. In the echoes of what never came to pass I'll cradle these flames, a silent, burning mass Not the path you chose, yet here i stand alone The shadows of what could've been, a love that won't let go. In realms apart, our hearts entwined You reign supreme, a distant, royal mind No avoidance here, just a loyal gaze In secret i bow, to this love's unspoken ways. —LXA