Pages

My love for you lies
in the pages of this book.
Locked forever in black ink,
hidden, and kept from the light.

My love for you lies 
in the hidden places in my heart.
Silent and dark but never cold,
safe from the angry glares of the world.

My love for you lies,
in the history of another world.
But as real and tender to my soul
as if you were here in this very room.