|• SINCE I AM IN LOVE •|
I thought myself wise,Calm, steady, and strong,Till love's wild flameBurned me through.
Now I am a branch,Humbled and bent,Respectful of winds,Swaying softly,Right and left,Though your wishesPush against mine.I bend, I wait,And bear the storm—Since I am in love.
Ugh,I'm spellbound by love.Burning my heart,Yet you move on,Unknowing, unfeeling.Do you not see?You’re angry, I’m angrier,But pride holds us both.Who speaks first?I wear patience now,A shepherd's cloak,Leading my heartTo pastures of peace,Hoping still—Since I am in love.
But weariness comes,A shadow creeping.If you cannot choose,If friends mean more,Leave me here,Alone with tears.This isn’t me—I've lost myselfSeeking you,Empty, undone,Since I am in love.
Oh, love’s harsh rule,Cruel and unseen,Breaks more fiercelyThan any storm.I drift and shatter,Pieces falling,Hope destroyed,All because—I am in love.
How much must I give,What will be enough?I’d empty my soul,Fill your world with light,If only you’d seeWhat lives within me.But love’s a silent game,Both proud, both scared.So I linger on,Faith my only food,Waiting to be heard—Since I am in love.
Days stretch and fade,The sun’s warmth dims.I watch each dawn,Yearning for your smile,But silence is cruel,And grows louder still.I walk alone,In shadows deep,Asking myself,"Is this the cost—For being in love?"
I would hold your hand,Trace the lines, the scars,Feel the warmth of you,Steady and near,Yet I’m kept apart,By walls unseen.I reach and reach,But never touch—Since I am in love.
In dreams, you’re close,Laughter soft and kind.We walk on fieldsOf emerald green,Beneath skies so wide,A world so calm,Yet morning stealsThis peace from me,And I wake alone—Since I am in love.
Night’s cold embraces,Whisper secrets old,Of lovers lost,Of broken souls.I wonder if they, too,Lived in such ache,Bound to the hopeThat love might heal.I feel their sorrow,Wrapped in mine,Bound together,By this ancient chain—Since I am in love.
My friends see my pain,They offer advice,“Let go,” they say,“Find peace, move on.”But they cannot know,The weight of this bond,How deeply I’ve fallen,How strong the hold—Since I am in love.
Even stars above,High in their light,Seem to mock my pain,Blinking down at night.I ask for answers,To ease this ache,But silence greets me,And I drift alone,In an endless sea—Since I am in love.
Yet a spark remains,A quiet, gentle flame,Small and fragile,But it clings to life.I nurture it close,Protect it from winds,For though you turn,Though coldness grows,I cannot killThis final hope—Since I am in love.
So here I remain,Rooted in place,Bent like a treeThat storms have worn.But still, I wait,With branches wide,A home for you,If ever you tire.I stand in the rain,And bear it all—Since I am in love.
If someday you see,The depth, the truth,Of all I’ve held,And all I’ve kept,Perhaps you’ll know,The strength it took,To wait so long,With open heart,And endless faith—Since I am in love.

How many seasons, how many suns,Have risen, set, and drifted on,While I stand here, still and bound,Waiting for you, my silent song.The winters pass, fierce and cold,The summers blaze with fire untold,Yet none can melt or freeze awayThe grip of love that makes me stay.
There is a weight to love unreturned,A shadow cast from bridges burned.I carry this heaviness, night and day,Bearing the burden, come what may.For love, though fierce, can gentle be,A patient river, a rooted tree.It grows in silence, deep and true,Living on dreams, living for you.
So let the world think me a fool,For love is my master, love is my rule.I'll wait through tempests, storms, and fire,For a single look that might inspireThe hope I’ve kept, so tightly wound,The faith that love will yet be found.
I’ve built a fortress, high and grand,To shelter the flame that love commands.Each stone a hope, each wall a plea,A silent shrine to what could be.In its halls, I wander alone,A keeper of dreams, my heart a throne,Waiting still, in patience dressed,In love’s own fire, both cursed and blessed.
Still, I search the skies above,For signs or stars to guide my love.If heaven speaks, I’ll hear it clear,Each whisper worth the waiting here.But the clouds drift on, in quiet grace,And I, alone, hold faith’s embrace.
A thousand words I’ve yet to say,A thousand dreams to light our way.If only you’d listen, if only you’d see,The endless depth of love in me.Yet my words lie silent, unheard, unseen,Lost in the space where we have been.
Sometimes I wonder if love is blind,Leading us on with hope confined.I reach for you, and you pull away,A cruel dance we perform each day.Still, I step forward, heart in hand,Hoping for you to understand.
For every tear I shed for you,A rose blooms fresh, in petals new.Each thorn reminds of love’s sharp pain,Yet blooms in spite of cold disdain.This garden grows, both fierce and true,Nourished by dreams, by thoughts of you.
Let me be the rock you need,The silent strength, the steady creed.Though storms may come, though tides may break,I’ll stand unmoved, for love’s own sake.Here I am, through all I give,In love’s own shadow, I choose to live.
And if I should fade, in time, away,Know my love will still find its way—In whispers of wind, in soft rain’s fall,In twilight’s hush, I’ll be your all.Forever bound, through night and dawn,A love that lives though I am gone.
If you ever question what I am,Know that love is my soul’s command.An endless river, a boundless sea,It flows unceasingly through me.With every tide, with each new wave,A vow renewed, a love engraved.
My soul grows tired, yet I won’t yield,In love’s wide arms, I find my shield.Though nights grow long, and days grow cold,In this love, I stay, both fierce and bold.A flame unquenched, through every test,My final breath, for love’s own quest.
The nights grow darker, and the winds may howl,But still, I stand, unwavering, proud.I watch the moon rise, so distant, so bright,And wonder if it feels the same longing tonight.For though the hours stretch on, slow and deep,I guard my love, a secret I keep,A promise etched in the quiet of time—Since I am in love.
If you ever see the depths of my heart,You’ll understand why I’ve never let go.Though the years may stretch, though we drift apart,This love will never cease to grow.For even in silence, even in pain,I carry you with me, again and again,A love so vast, so far from the shore—Since I am in love.

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And when the end comes, as all things must,And love’s grip loosens to return to dust,Know this: I loved you with all I could give,And in your heart, my love will live.No time, no distance, no world apart,Can erase the love that lives in my heart,For even in death, love’s song will soar—Since I am in love.

Micky Bliss