za nje
watching you from afar
your face still,
caught in the frames
by anonymous photographers
who do not love you
not the way I do,
observers like myself,
following your words
a trail of bread crumbs
through the forest
but I'm
just another deaf poet
watching you from afar
an ocean of silence between us
the still and silent frames
of a love story
of which I am not a part
the audience of one
who would hang from your every word
walk across the bridge of fire
thin as a hair, sharp as a sword
to fall into your arms
the happy end of another story
never to be spoken of
i watch the silent film
unfold, the frames you share
you and her and you and her
i don't know who she is
but i know she isn't me,
i'm just another
deaf poet
wanting to surround you with my love
angels wings, and birds that sing
keep you warm and safe
peaceful in my arms
never let them hurt you
and you could face the world beside me
you could come home to me at night
and the world would be less fierce
for our love in it
but i'm just another deaf poet
spelling your name with my fingers,
a silent invocation
the words I would have said to you
if there was a place for me
in the black and white photographs
on the walls of your heart
but i'm just another deaf poet
fumbling for words across the distance
while far and away
my love has found someone
to hold her close and safe
and make her days brighter
the beginnings of a symphony
this deaf poet will never hear,
watching softly in the wings
loving her for loving you
for giving you everything
you did not know I could give
silently turning away,
because I love you too much
not to rejoice
that you have everything you want,
even if it's not me
and I'm just another deaf poet
whose boundless love,
a fire burning warm on the hearth
shall not be used
to burn down the castles
you're building with her.