My Heart Bled

My heart bled for you,
and yet it was absolutely hopeless,
but I was willing to hope that you
could just acknowledge such a possibility
of desire for me.

Fierce Longings

The fierce longings
of his heart was alien.
He had grown to realize he brooded
a cynical image of
the world.
A figure came to him in sleep,
her face veiled but desire
traversed his memory.

Dismissal

The great puzzle
lay in the difficulty
of a civil
and sensible reply to the ignominious
and abrupt dismissal
of the heart.