Unsung Song

She had lovely sparkling eyes
And the most beautiful smile
Her soothing touch would make anyone
Forget their pain for a while

Every evening for her I would wait
When in deep sleep the world would drift
I kept silently watching her
For she was a nurse at the night shift

Her kind words were medicine
For her patients that she cared for
Before the dawn she would leave
Back to her home so far

I would follow her every night
Like a shadow in the dark
I fell in love with her
Within me she had ignited a spark

I walked behind her
Her just being would spread an essence
Sometimes she would slow down
As if she sensed my presence

My friend saw me everyday
How I was spending my night over night
He couldn't understand what was going on
And knew something was not quite right

He broke his silence at last
Some answer to his questions was his demand
"My friend I'm amazed at what I'm seeing
And you have to help me understand"

"You are spending your eternity
On a seemingly crazy drive
She is a woman of heart, mind and soul
While you are not even alive!"

"She is someone who can never be yours
Yet the love for her you still persist
How can your feelings be so strong
When you don't even exist?"

I smiled at my fellow ghost friend
For some answers were even out of bounds of time
All I know is that this woman
Makes me feel like living another lifetime

There never was anything in this afterlife
No joy, ecstasy, not even pain or sorrow
But now I long for those few hours at night
Just to see her I wait everyday for a tomorrow

I know to me she could never belong
My love will just remain an unsung song
I would never be able to touch her
Her mere acknowledgement is a dream so long

But all that really doesn't matter
Its okay if she cannot be mine
Her just being there
Makes my eternal afterlife so fine

Love is not voluntary
It cannot be ignited nor can it be ceased
Its only by feeling it
Will leave me at peace