unrequited love

i forget all my qualms when i see a smile on your

face.

forget all life's cares and worries

get lost inside the depths of your smile, 

a whirlpool of quicksand, drawing me nearer

but for some reason, i do not resist

i am happy, indeed,

to be granted this privilege, this high honour

of being allowed to gaze at your crooked smile

clouded with sadness and pain, bearing the mark of life's hardships

you're such a mystery

such a difficult puzzle to solve

i cannot decipher your heart's lamentations

your smile is an oasis

it provides me with sanctuary

i come to it from the dry desert of life in which i aimlessly wander

and quench my thirst

drinking hungrily, voraciously from the clear pools of your eyes 

that sparkle deliciously in the moonlight

no, i do not forget all my qualms when i see a smile on your face

i forget almost all my qualms...but one qualm still remains because

you are smiling at her, not me