Peripherally

I can write about anything
and yet, I am writing about you
again.
My thoughts return to you
over and over again.
I know I had my chance
and I blew it.
My mind destroyed
our future.
Three years together,
two good years
and one so bad
we walked away.
365 days and more
where we were strangers.
But when I needed you
you were there
without an agenda.
You were there to help me.
And now.
Now.
I devote my life
to being there for you
whether you know it
or not.
I don’t want recognition.
I just want your life
to be better
than it ever could
when we were together.
A love so late in the game
Is no love at all.
But I am here
and I always will be.
I hope with all my heart
that your life
will always be better
one day to the next.
I love you
and I will always love you
peripherally.