Whenever you gaze at me
I don’t show it,
but my clear lake ripples
I yearn for you
but hold back
and secretly I scheme
If I could make you see
how lovely you are
then you might become foolish
enough to kiss me
I could turn you into a Narcisa,
the way we fondly gaze
at one another,
and then hold you fast
I honestly reveal your beauty,
but on closer inspection
you realize my cheap amalgam
I confess there are others
whose prettiness I’ve winked at
You feel betrayed by your vanity
I'm stunned by your ravishing exit
The bounty of your presence was always true
I remain, a picture of hollowness,
my silver tongue calling after you
only to be tantalized by echoes
of remembrance