Star Light, Star Bright

Star Light, Star Bright...

Sometime, someday.
Tonight begun,
a wish I've made.
Rare to some, for
love, forever.
I wish to see
great hope within.
Hearken to me.
Too many times
stolen, my love,
taken by those
at first, like a dove.
Roses, candy -
breathy exhortations.
Rushed emotion -
intimate expectations.
Gifts, promises -
hope and feeling.
Then disappointment and
feelings left reeling.
I harden my heart
round with iron bands,
strapped and locked.
The key kept from hands.
So none may harm
the treasure inside,
and none can see or
rush to confide.
I'll never be loved, it
seems out of mind.
Ever elusive,
ever unkind.
To be loved,
one day I hope.
Not now, it seems
I'll have to cope.
Great friendships
held dear to my heart.
They sustain me, for
I've mastered their art
with delicate ease.
I hope one day
sometime soon, I'll
hereafter say:
"I will be loved!"
"My heart is true!"
A worthy soul,
yours, if you knew.
I yearn to be
with him that I keep.
I yearn to know
secrets, held deep.
Hidden away -
I need to see.
My heart is lost.
I need the key,
gone forever.
Here seems to be
the crux of my problem.
He's kept from me
a promise hes given.
Very long in the past -
even now it holds him
tied to it fast.
His finger, left hand -
its evidence sings.
See with your own eyes -
white gold, a ring.
I've been deceived,
seduced by his lies.
His untruths lodged
in my heart - cries.
With all my heart
I, even to this day,
sincerely wish him well, and
hope one day I may
take these words to heart:
"Once bitten, twice shy."
Now in matters of love
I'll not believe lies.
Great hope within,
here within sight.
Tonight begun:
"...Star light, star bright..."


~~Acrostic Phrase:
"Star light, star bright,
first star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might.
Have this wish I wish tonight."