limbo in silence.

Please sit down, there is something I need to say.
I have been on eggshells for too long and they are starting to crack
my breathing is shallow and quick and my heart is racing
I know it is time to tell you the truth.

The truth is I am in love with you.
I am completely aware of the how dangerous that is to say
I see landmines and quicksand and the ever possible turn down.
But those all fade when I think about you loving me.

You are like the dream I had as a little girl
my prince charming on the white horse coming to swoon me.
You ride up to my dragon guarded tower to rescue me
Showing me that I was a princess rather than a peasant.

It is all I can do not to leave everything I have ever known
give up my friends, my job and my standing in my family
just to be closer to you and the things that make up your life.
Absorbed completely in all things relevant in your eyes.

So I ask you as the biggest favor you can give a girl
Please don't tell me that you don't feel the same.
I know it's a lot to take in and the limb I am on is quivering
But I would rather have silence than your words as a knife.

I will stand here for as long as I need to
and wait to see if you start to speak
Hoping to god that you will eventually tell me you feel the same way
instead of keeping me in limbo while you sit in silence.

Please speak
I beg you
Please
speak

Reviews

[Trée]

Twice in my life I waiting eight years to tell a girl how I felt. The first time, the words, even with a second chance, never came forth. The single greatest regret in my life. The second time, I remember the day, the location, every detail as I found the courage lacking before. The fear I felt, as the words tumbled out of me, waiting for her reaction, is beyond my ability to describe. I read your poem, and, for me, the memories come flooding back, the feeling throbbing in my chest as if I'm not well. I was lucky enough not to get silence. And my life forever changed. Excellent poem.