First Love Lost

I thought you were in love
Your emerald eyes lied;
I spilt those drops of blood
On sheets like bandages
To bind us together.

No love I got from you
But purer desire.
Now you've gone, you left me
With my grief, tears and shame
And the loss of a dream.

I glimpse your lovely face
Across a crowded room
When I break through you're gone.
I cannot cling to you;
You slide through my fingers.