a love unseen

i traced your name in fleeting air, 
a whisper lost, a silent prayer. 
your eyes saw past me, never near, 
yet still, i stayed, unseen, sincere.

the sun would set, the moon would rise, 
but never once within your eyes 
did longing bloom, did embers glow, 
just passing kindness, nothing more.

and so i love in quiet ache, 
a heart that bends but will not break. 
for even if you never see, 
i’ll love you still—silently.