Vera

You came to me on a dark night, with a comment
Shy like a unicorn, fiery like a comet;

I tracked you down and showed you care
The smell of April was in the air.

From the first you confused me; eluded me
But you clung to me too sometimes and soothed me;

So back and forth, like dueling fencers
You and I, love's most senseless dancers.

And yet you never gave the part of yourself
Which you offered to others who only hurt you;

I tried in vain to convince you to have me
You must have known I would never desert you.

In my pain I stayed constant, for I thought I knew
Then the skies poured rain and you looked above;

Sometimes I don't know if I can't stand you...
Or you're the only person I will ever love.