I am

If I pop into your head
When you see someone new
Know I am just an illusion
Because I mean nothing to you

If you breathe in my smell
And look around
I'm not anywhere near you
Floating without a sound

I am the hint of an emotion
Setting fire in your mind
I welcome you to look in there
And be shocked at what you find

If my name is spelled in a passing cloud
Don't write it in your heart
For I was always an illusion
Never there from the start

When a violin cries out in pain
Shed no tear over me
I am the memory of a lonely mind
Something you could never see

I am nothing less than you
Though you would never know
You trained love on a stage
And put on quite a show

I am the rain tapping on your window
Trying to get your attention in vain
I will feel love no more
And know only pain