Love from afar

Don't throw me crumbs
when I've dreamed of the feast
don't raise my hopes
when I expect the least

I've given up on love
given up on romance
just too scared
to take a chance

well I can love you
just the way you are
and I can love you
fine from afar

no need for you
to ever know
of a love as deep
as deep can go

you can't lose
what you never got
you can stay free
if you're never caught

if you never risk
you can never lose
if there's no choice
then you can't choose

my love is true
and unconditional
of he unrequited
but traditional

I wish for all
your dreams to come true
though you'll never know
that I love you

(c)2017 Catherine Elder