Fernweh

He wore a smile like a necklace;

Effortlessly alluring and shining bright.

Slim and sleek in frame and face,

His bespeckled blues promised delight.

Across a distant crowded stretch,

He brought sultry dreams to mind.

Such beauty insulted me (a wretch,)

With lovelorn heartache of a strange kind.

And I stared back in a hopeless daze,

Struck by such a tempting look.

Regret wrestled lust roused in his gaze;

My sense left me witless and shook.

So far away yet still close to my heart,

As they walked on by down the street.

Thus ends a romance before it could start,

Of lovers so perfect they could never meet.

#HI