Sonnet For a Quiet Lady

I left a kiss for you upon your glass
then watched you drink with teasing, sparkling eyes.
You wore a perfect mask of grace and class -
Nobody heard our heartbeats synchronise.
In crowded rooms, you’re all I see and hear
as other conversations ebb and flow.
The night wears on and gradually it’s clear
we’ll live like this, each knowing what we know
and what we know is hunger may be tough
but we will thrive apart because at least
to know a love like this is food enough;
with you, my love, a fast will be a feast.
As every pair of star-crossed lovers know:
the sweetest love is love that cannot grow.