Literary Emotions |✔

Between

The following takes place between the time that I met you
And now.

"From the moment I first saw you,
I knew you were the one,
Your beautiful eyes are entrancing,
I look away afraid that I'll fall in.

Each time I stare into them
They call to me,
Like the line between the sky and the sea,"
Smooth pickup lines.
Laced with cooked up lies.
Topped with euphoria-induced remarks.
Eulogies based off your curves and edges.

But I'm not that shallow right?
I can do one better.
There's gotta be something deeper.
Something way down in the trenches
Where their eyes have never been.
Something I found while digging.

Between us is an attraction
That transcends peripheral perception.
The connection of our minds
Is a rare phenomenon.
I thought like poles experience repulsion.

It's like I'm in your head
And you're in mine,
I hope you can read my mind.

You are like fire,
Hotter than the sun.
I stare till my eyes burn.
Till I can't read with flood lights turned on.

I wish I could tell you
How much I need you everyday.
Your blazing flare to illuminate my everyday.

But I worry about
The space between us.
And I know that space
Is probably imaginary.

So even though you're miles away,
And life's just not fair,
I still think we'd make the perfect pair.

But I worry about
The space between us
Is it imaginary?

My heart beats faster than sound
At the thought of you.
My knees rattle irresponsibly,
Becoming unresponsive
At the sight of you.

That's why you think I never made a move.
I did.
It just wasn't visible.
This is why I hope you read my mind.

But I'm frightened at what you'll find.
Press replay,
Click rewind.
Surprise!
Exactly what I was trying to hide:
The darkness inside.

But I worry about
The space between us.
I'm afraid it's me.

I'm everything you don't wanna deal with.
The worst part of this dilemma is,
I don't wanna fix it.

It makes me least astonished
If you'd turn your back to me.
It's natural if you refuse to stay,
Everybody does the same.
Absolutely normal that you'd
Leave me to cry alone everyday,
Wishing that you could have remained.

But it's better that you're gone.
I don't wanna burden you with my wrongs.
You're better off having fun,
Popping bottles and cruising,
Than masking your true beauty,
Just to look happy,
To make me happy.

Love is not worth having if it's not real.

That is the space between us.
Me.

Dedicated to Tall_Dark_Lovely