Fine Line
A fine line
Separates obsession
From desire
Acceptable attention
From unwelcome
Love can only be
When that line
Is never crossed
When the desire
Is always welcomed
From both sides
The taint of obsession
Sullies love into
A fearful place
Changes romance
To terror© 1999 Moonfyre
Published in Nox - An Anthology of Dark Poets Against Abuse (Gromagon Press, 2006)