I Want to Be Loved

cc. Summer 2014

The reassurance in your voice,

the smooth touch of your skin,

the aching in my heart

and the thought that it's a sin.

You're the pounding in my brain

and the whisper from my lips

that constantly makes me wonder

if you're worth the risk.

Your words are like poison,

affecting me down to my soul,

but your hugs are the antidote

that gives me a fleeting hope.

There are things I cannot say

without giving you my heart,

but what scares me is not that;

it's the fear that we would part.

But your image is intoxicating-

something I could never resist-

and your eyes make me question

all the feelings that I've dismissed.

You're the type I'm warned against-

a clever, witty, smooth talking snake-

yet I'm falling for you after every word;

your gaze is something I can't shake.

I'm coming to grips with my thoughts,

still out of touch with things I forgot.

I left my opinions in the past;

emotionally, we would never last.

Love is a tricky game

with only so many lives

but being around you,

it feels like there's endless revives.

There's something about love

that's addicting between a few,

and I want to be loved

but only by you.