Recognition

I had heard the words before,
That: "Heart to heart are lifemates bound,"
And that: "Soul meets soul when eyes meet eyes,"
But I wasn't aware it could be a solitary thing,
That Recognition could affect only one heart,
One mind,
One soul.
So it tears into me,
That I feel this way and she does not,
And that my heart to her is bound,
But she denies me hers,
That even the call of the pack can't pull me away,
Can't run,
Can't hide.
Don't understand this all-powerful feeling,
That serves to bring me only pain,
And that seeks to make me suffer,
But promises a false hope of returned love,
That I take this pain just a little more for her,
For love,
For Recognition.