By carmen
Date: 24 January 1999

My secret

As heavy breath 
holds you in dream
you don't hear my tear fall.
You don't know that I love you
as I do
or that my heart is heavy
with your indifference.
While we make love
I can make believe
that this something-
and that I am someone to you.
But afterwards, 
as you sleep,
I lie awake in darkness
and harsh reality
  and my tears fall.