Thief in the Night

You slipped up on me

Like a thief in the night

How could something so wrong

Have felt so right?

Our passion was fierce

As we saw the night through

You gave unto me

As I gave unto you.

And I thought to myself

As the fire burned bright

This cannot be wrong

For it feels so right.

Then we lied down together

As a king with his queen

To bask in the wonder

Of what tomorrow might bring.

And then the clouds thundered in

As the skies turned to grey

For fate has the last laugh

As he beckons the day.

You smiled as you kissed me

For you knew in your heart

T'was the last kiss you'd give me

As our ways we would part.

Now my king's left my side,

To travel alone

He's left me a shell

My soul shattered and torn.

The walls I'd created

You so easily tore down

Now where is your queen

Without her crown?

But I hold my head high

Though my heart still bleeds

For there was only one king

Only one king for me.

Fate mocks me once more

As I search for the light

How was it so wrong -

When it felt so right?

"Don't question me child,"

Fate softly chastised

"For did you truly see love

When you looked in his eyes?"

I knew now this lesson

Though not easily learned

Was that the love I had given

Was never returned.

So Godspeed you, my king

For it now is my turn

To harden this heart

From once I had yearned.

For when the days turn to months,

And the months turn to years

For you I shan't cry

Not one drop. Not one tear.

Still, I can't help but wonder

As I grow stronger inside....

Why was it so wrong?

When it felt so right.

        ``````   February 14, 1999

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