By Galadrial
Date: 2001 Aug 30
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Hide and Seek

Hide and seek was the children's game
I hated when I was young,
because even when I found you
the job was just half done,
I had to run and chase you
to the place that we called safe,
and even if I found you first,
I always lost the race.

And so I was "it" forever,
my turn was never done,
I was the one left seeking,
and never felt like I was one
that anyone would look for,
and if I got the chance
I knew that I would hide too well,
to be found with just a glance.

And now my love,
I'm all grown up, and children's games are through,
yet often I am still a child
who's left to seeking you.
I've passed the places where you hide,
I've felt your waiting stare,
but you just don't wish to be found,
and so I leave you there.
I wander past, and make a game
of knowing I don't know,
and wonder why you think inside
you need to hide to grow.

And you always seem flat out amazed,
when I call your name,
but I knew where you were from the very first,
and love is not a game.
And so I'll ask you nicely
if you really wish to play,
when you could trade your game for life,
and know that I will stay.