I- Dante, You- Beatrice Poem by Charlie F. Kane

Dante was once in love with Beatrice,
Though she never knew,
And it reminds me of me and you.
She took him to Heaven and rescued him from Hell,
Though it was all in his dreams,
And it seems to ring so true for me as well.

In my dreams you’ll all I’m after,
In my heart you’re all want.
I want to be with you,
I want to love you,
But you’re just my Beatrice,
And you don’t know how much of my love you miss.

There could never be anyone quite like you,
And it makes my life feel so futile,
I pray to meet a girl who is the replica of you,
But I might as well make a wish for you to exist
Because you and me are nothing more than a sweet dream,
A hopeless romance and a bittersweet fantasy.

In my dreams you’ll all I’m after,
In my heart you’re all want.
I want to be with you,
I want to love you,
But you’re just my Beatrice,
And you don’t know how much of my love you miss.

You can’t help that you’re my Beatrice,
And I, your foolish Dante,
I’m no Heathcliffe, and you are no Kathy
We’re not even a Romeo and Juliet.
Fate is unkind to me and maybe one day, someday,
I’ll meet someone like you, or even better- I just forget.

©Charlie F. Kane