For Love Unrequited

For love that went wrong,

I write tonight this song

of stoics and emotions

of hatred and devotions

for the man who never kept his words

for the woman who conceived each to be true

for the broken promises and hopes high

for the lost love and solace found

for the letters unwritten and songs sung

for the million tears and smiles few...

for the woman who wanted to fly

for the man with wings broken

for the dreams shattered and heights unreached

for the million places yet unseen

for the vows forced and rules breached...

for the man who loved with a frail heart

for the woman too strong to falter

for the anxieties felt and her insouciance

for the feelings untold and truths confessed

for the first song and their last dance

for the realities that hurt

and imaginations that solaced...

for the woman whose courage was all she had

for the man who shattered her only asset

for the fears instilled by the cruel laughs

for the claims of love and scars of war

for the battles fought and lost

for the courage feigned

for the innocence that left

for the life regained...