A relationship poem...
What do you do when you love somebody and don’t want to
When you’re haunted by the possibility of them not wanting you
When a thought of life together evokes more fear than cheer
And you’re scared to get close to anyone out of fear that they might hear
Your heart beat change when that person comes around
Therefore letting everyone know that you’re putting on a front
When you force your face to frown
Well maybe it’s not a front
Because you really don’t want them there
Scared that being around them
Will force you to care
Way more than is comfortable
Even though the fact of the matter is
That if you’re really honest you’ll admit that you really want to
And the only thing holding you back
Is that you don’t know if they care about you
If they could potentially be thinking about you too
Wanting to know you
Get close to you
Spend time uninterrupted discovering all of you
The real you
The deep down hidden you
That is really true
And deciding then to love you all the more
Opening what was once thought to be a permanently closed door
To the secret places in your heart
That kept other folks out
Forcing many relationships to never start
Not because there was something wrong with what they could see
But because that person just didn’t possess the right combination of keys
That could unlock all locks
Remove all the chains
Make you want to finally give love a real chance
Even at the risk of pain
Because to love them is to make yourself vulnerable
To open yourself up to pain believed unbearable
If things don’t go the way that you think they should
But being with them makes you think that you could
At least give it a try
Because you finally recognize that you’re not really living
If you spend all of your time afraid to die
And waste so many moments wondering why
He left
Or never came
Replaying past mistakes
Reliving old shame
You see all of it will become irrelevant
If you find out this new love was heaven sent
Especially designed
Created in a way that would bring ease to your mind
Not because loving them is easy
Or even logical
But because being with them could help you imagine the impossible
Things like conquering the world together
Changing lives with your plans
Making other young women up their standards
So they can have that kind of man.
One that makes their heart smile
Even in disappointment
Who can erase old scares better than any Neosporin ointment
Recognizing that your life is changed because of how they love you
And although mathematically impossible makes other recognize that it is logical
To believe that one plus one doesn’t always equal two
But just a greater one
When it’s the two of you brought together
Under the power of the S-O-N SON
Thinking about all of it is enough to make you want to try it
Or at least stop trying to deny it
Because the truth will set you free only if you stop lying about it
And maybe in accepting that truth you will have a chance
To see what could happen if things transitioned and you moved past friendship to romance.
