Love's pain and joy

Am I to be the last to know?
Was I so blind I could not see?
My dearest love why must this be?
It hurts so much to set you free
Why do you have to treat me so?
Oh, do I have to let you go?

Last time we met it was such joy,
We played and laughed as lovers do.
It felt as if my heart was new,
My love for you, it grew and grew.
It was so nice to be your toy,
As if I were a laughing boy.

But when I call you are not there.
My mails remain unanswered.
My love for you was so absurd,
I tried to cage you like a bird.
But you are someone very rare
To try to keep you was unfair.

So now I watch you from afar,
With lovers new you sport and play.
It was such fun, I had my day.
And now I sit here, old and grey,
My thoughts are bleak, my feelings jar,
But your new bliss I will not mar.

But joy unbound, you have returned.
In truth you never left my side.
Your love for me you did not hide.
My love for you is not denied.
For when I call I am not spurned.
It was my fault that I was burned.