Message to my friend

Love song to a friend who might one day be a sweetheart...

I’d do anything, darling�"anything I could do
To make our friendship closer�"so you know my love’s true.

You don’t realize, maybe, just what this love is.
It might mean more than what YOU mean;
Let me clarify, dear one�"promise you won’t run away
If you don’t want this love, then, that’s what you should say.
And I will be okay with that, love you anyway�"
But if I don’t ask, I won’t ever know,
And you might never guide me, and so…

I would carry your books home with me after school.
I would joke around goofily�"act like a fool.
I would hold you and comfort you when you feel down
I would help you to button up your junior-prom gown

I would cram with you, cheat for you�"I’d take the blame
I’d come up with a secretive best-friend-like name
I do pray for you, honey, ask God to protect you
My darling, from things that would hurt or infect you

And insist that all people pay you respect
(You deserve it, you know…they should all genuflect!)

And I shall learn your langauge so we can relate
And I’ll learn all lthe things that you love and you hate.
And I’ll cheer for your poetry, say that it’s great
If there’s danger, I’ll save you and not hesitate

I would give you a flower or love song, my dear,
I would give you a backrub to ease stress or fear
I would treat you to coffee, or dinner, or beer.
All of that’s simple friendship…or so it may appear

But there’s more, if you’re willing�"I hope that you are
And I’m somehow quite frightened that I’ll go too far

Just relax and communiate, love: it’s OK.
Anything that you feel for me, tell me, and say
That’s it’s good or it’s bad for you�"heh�"either way
But I want to investigate, starting today

So tonight at the movies, I’ll just take your hand
And that’s asking permission�"hope that you undestand
Rest your head on my shoulder, please; that’ll be grand
Then later, the seashore. We’ll walk on the sand

We can sit on the beach looking up at the moon
I will hold you…like normal…but that will change soon
We’ll be forehead to forehead…I can’t wait much more
I’ll be wishing to kiss you, there on the sea shore

And then oh! If our love can stand fast,
That’s the moment I’ll know that the moment will last
We’ll be siezing the future, retaining the past…
Blue upon blue upon blue.

Yes, I’m in love already�"it’s time that you knew
With permission, I’ll show you in ways that are new
And I hope that you realize I’ll never be through
Loving you�"Loving you�"-

I would take you for walks, maybe go to a dance,
I would get in your heart and your head, and your pants�"
But we’d still keep our friendship, throughout our romance,
Blue upon blue upon blue.

I am persistent�"I won’t give up on you
No matter how rottenly life’s treating you
I’m telling you, [honey]�"nothing you could do
Can ever deter me (Come late or come early)

Even if it were true, you’re flawed bad as you say,
Even if your mentality rotted away,
Even if you were wicked, by your side I would stay
Loving you, loving you, loving you

Well, perhaps I’m a fool to tell you all this stuff
And if we should meet face to face, we’d find that our love
Would evaporate instantly�"that would be tough
And so maybe, just “Internet Friends” is enough

And that’s scary to think about�"scary, indeed
‘Cos I tell myself, now, to provide what you need
Would be possible for me, dear, once you agreed
To let me come see you and hug you; be freed
From the curse of long distances, touching you, friend,
Would reveal that the feelings were only pretend
Oh how painful, if that first time’s really the end!
I’d be blue upon blue upon blue…
And so guilty, if I hurt you too!

Maybe I should just shut up�"never hit ‘send’
For I’m always afraid I’ll lose you as a friend
If this is just a fake love, don’t wake me again;
Let me dream till I die, never tell me goodbye…

They say love is a blindness�"and for sure, I can’t see
Why an angel like you, whom I like, could like me
Ev’ry time that you’re kind to me, m’heart just goes ‘squeee!’
I love you, I love you, I love you.

Blue upon blue upon blue
I’m your fool and I’ll always love you

Well, my heart’s almost breaking, my friend.
I’ll delete all but this:

“Hi, dear! 
“�"Cleo…..”

~SEND~