I’ve never felt this way before
This unsure of what I’m feeling
And I think this is love
But I think it’s one-sided
And I can’t let that happen
Again
So, I fight myself
I fight those words
Waiting
Hoping
That maybe you’ll say them first
And then I’ll be safe
Protected
From the humiliation
And rejection
Of an open and wounded heart
But every time you touch me
And every time you look into my eyes
For just a moment too long
I want to let myself fall
Into the moment
Into everything that would scare you away
And the exhaustion caused by this battle
May just be as painful
As the consequence of succumbing to it
But I don’t know that I have the strength
To find out
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