Scared

By: Brandy Jackson

I'm looking out the window
But my thoughts are far away.
I'm dreaming of us together
Another time, another day.

I wish I had the nerve to tell you
About the feelings I bear for you.
My life seems so bleak when your not here
It seems you're all I ever knew.

I can't explain why I hang on
To this ache I know doesn't show.
Sometimes I blame you for my pain
Somehow I think you should know.

It seems like it would be obvious
Everyone else knows the truth.
But that's silly because the only thing I make obvious
Is my outer hate for you.

I've tried to come out and tell you
How I've loved you all this time.
Does your heart beat when I walk in the room
Or is it just mine?

Does your breath catch when I laugh?
Does your eyes light up when I smile?
Do you wish when you can't sleep at night
That you could hold me for a little while?

Whether you do, or whether you don't
I can't say that would change things.
All things happen for a reason
Maybe we aren't meant to be.

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