Hidden Flame
We walk the line, hand in hand,
Bound by a friendship we both understand.
Yet beneath the surface, a fire burns,
A secret love our hearts discern.
The world sees smiles, a platonic pair,
But they don’t feel the passion we bear.
Every laugh, a coded phrase,
Every touch, a stolen blaze.
In moonlit moments when no one sees,
Our hearts whisper softly with tender pleas.
But daylight comes, and shadows fade,
We retreat to the roles society made.
You are my solace, my sweetest ache,
The love I long for but dare not take.
For in this charade, we must confide,
Our hearts collide, but our love must hide.
The weight of longing, heavy to bear,
Yet your presence makes the pain a prayer.
For even in silence, even apart,
You hold the keys to my guarded heart.
Will we ever break these chains?
Or will our love remain restrained?
For now, we’ll stay behind the guise,
Secret lovers, friends in their eyes.
But what if one day the walls should fall,
And we answer love’s forbidden call?
Would the world forgive, would they understand,
Two hearts bound by a love so grand?
I dream of moments, unbound, untamed,
Where love is spoken, no longer named.
No shadows hiding what’s pure and true,
Just me, just you, in a world made new.
The weight of secrets, the years we’ve spent,
A friendship forged, but love’s intent.
Each stolen glance, each quiet sigh,
A silent promise beneath the sky.
If courage found us, if fear gave way,
Would love’s light brighten the darkest day?
Or would the price of truth be steep,
A love we sow but cannot reap?
For now, we linger, in this sweet pain,
Our hearts entwined, yet bound by chains.
But know, my love, no matter the guise,
You are my world behind these eyes.
So here we stay, in friendship’s frame,
But my heart will always whisper your name.
Forever yours, though the world can’t see,
My secret love, my destiny.
©oriole_b
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