watch you walk that hall

she deserves you
more than
I do
what more
is there to say?
that is why
all the prettiest rhymes
are for her
and all the questions
are for me
do I love you?
time will show
but I think
I have always known
that answer
for even your
marriage
has not left me backing down
just yet.
do not worry-
I will not pursue
what is not mine
to take
will not stand
at the back of the alter
and object
but I will watch
and wait
and see
if maybe
in another state of mind
you may have
loved me