Backfire

He stood in the shadows and, let her think
That, her, he had forgotten in a blink,
Quite wary of not being forward and demanding
Unnecessary attention commanding.
And thus , to play it cool and unattached
A reserved disinterest his silence matched
Yet, from the darkness with zeal he did peak
So wishing him, she did miss and his company seek.
Time did prove how silly the ploy
How dangerous with one's emotions to toy,
Her need to be loved and cared for and cherished
Another gave and thus, her memory of the two of them... perished.
The darkness grew deeper, the shadows longer
The feelings of wanting her ravenously stronger
What possessed him to play and make her think
That he had forgotten her, in a blink. 

RB.