Love Alone

Guise of stone, to what heart are you home?
When you walk across the street, you lead someone I long to meet
You’re my misknown, let me see your world alone
A long-lost face the poets could never quite trace
When I tell myself to speak, I look at you and feel so weak
Oh, darling dear, I’m falling in love, I do fear
Why don’t you slow down your walking pace?
Let me see more than an untainted face
Your heart, it could soothe all that I can’t erase
Or bemuse me and bring on disgrace
It’s a long way to go when you walk through the storm all alone
Do I startle you, perhaps?
Or could you not be bothered to give a glance back?
Through high and long, I’m here if you want someone to know
Someone to talk with, someone to hold
Someone to walk with when evenings are cold
I’ll be your lantern if you keep me near
Tell me your story, I’m yearning to hear
Oh, love alone