Distant Lover

You were all I ever wanted,
But I never found the words,
To keep you, with me, every day,
And why I'll never know.

Perhaps I never showed,
How much I really cared,
To touch you, hold you, softly,
And why I'll never know.

We were the unusual couple,
We never had the common bond,
To talk, to laugh, have fun,
And why I'll never know.

You were the complex middle-man,
And I, as predictable as a book,
Written, read and re-written,
And why I'll never know.

I'm still as predictable,
But I can tell you I care,
Keep you, hold you, need you,
Though there was distance in our hearts.