Love Poem: Not Destined For Each Other

Not Destined For Each Other

Game  of  god   or  a  way  of  life  …
Fate left  me  so   weak   and   tiny.
Forbidden  love  ; a  trick  of  life.
Passion  alights  in   brevity.

Years   back  ,  decision   hard  I  made.
     Game  of  god   or  a  way  of  life  …
A last  kiss  and   goodbye  I bade,
Shattered,  I could   not   be  his  wife.

Lived  in   hope  ; love has afterlife.
He came back  to   hold  me  in   maze  
     Game  of  god   or  a  way  of  life  …
At  my  door  he stood  like   in   daze. 

Patient! Time   stood   with  nurse's  word.
Ethic  was  fighting   emotion, 
His  wife  sat  beside  him. Absurd!
     Game  of  god   or  a  way  of  life  …

30/07/16
Contest: A Love Lost, then found only to lose again - Brenda Chiri Caroll
Quartern: 8 syllables per lines, 16 lines, 4 quatrains with refrain
Honored: Poem of the Day 1/08/16
Judged 26/08/16 -Win - 3rd place, Glory.