I gaze out the window and watch the
lights flicker across the bay
My tears blur my vision
as they travel slowly down my face
Mindlessly I wipe them away
with the back of my hand

In a trance-like state
I turn and stoke the fire
as I keep the embers burning
in the hope you will soon return
but knowing in my heart you won't

The romantic dinner I so lovingly made
lays barely touched on the table
as the candlelight flickers and
illuminates the cold remains of our meal
and our favourite bottle of Pinot Noir

Was there really someone else in your life?
Had I merely been sharing
your love all this time?
Was I so blinded by the love
I felt for you that I ignored
all the obvious signs of this masquerade -
the odd hours you came home
the mysterious phone calls
the weekends away "on business"

In the end your guilt got the better of you
as you awkwardly told me of your other love
You weren't even capable of meeting my gaze
to see how much you broke my heart

My heart is now permanently scarred
No love remains inside this empty shell
that I have become
My soul has been left deserted
and the only crime that I
was guilty of committing
was loving you