Selfish

It is selfish
of me to assume
that you would
waste your life,
knowing that
I am
another's
wife.
It is selfish
of me to believe
that I could be the air you breathe
simply because you are mine.
It is selfish
of me to hope
that you might
ignore distance, circumstance and time.
It is selfish
of me to want you
completely for myself
when I cannot give you
the same in turn.
It is selfish
of me to hate
that someone else might touch you,
that someone else might love you.
Oh, how that makes me burn!
I want you!
I need you!
I love you!
And I know you feel that for me!
So I will be
SELFISH
because I want you
for myself.
I will be
SELFISH
because you should be mine
and belong to no one else.
I will be
SELFISH
because I cannot be any other way with you.
I will be
SELFISH
because I love you.