Trauma Bonding

Easy Love

I could easily fall in love with her

From the way she bites her lip without noticing

To the smile that ghosts across her face

I knew she had me from that first-ever look

I try to keep my distance

Because I know it wouldn't take much

Not with the way her eyes pierce through me

Certainly not with how her hair curls around my fingers

She's a close friend

And nothing more

Because I couldn't handle it

The inevitable heartbreak

She bought me my favorite candy

She didn't even ask

And she worried about me

When I didn't have the strength to care

I refuse to get closer than I already am

Because I'm scared

She'll see the pull she has on me

I'll do anything

It isn't possible

She wants things I can't give her

A family

A normal relationship

So, I could easily fall in love with her

But I refuse

Because neither of us deserves the heartbreak

That will inevitably happen