Let Me Tell You

Your face is etched 
in my heart
My love buried deep 
in words 
you may never read
Desire seeps into flesh
that may never feel 
the touch 
of your hand
In my veins 
runs the blood 
your thoughts 
set aflame
reducing me 
to ashes
You are not to blame
for I have hidden 
my feelings
under a cloak 
of indifference
Now they fight 
to the fore
Now I want 
every inch
of my skin
to declare my love
so should you gaze 
upon my body
when I am gone
you can see 
what you meant to me
and my soul can rest 
knowing you now know
what I could never tell you

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