Love is desperate

A painful force

I wish I never knew it

I wish I never knew you

But that’s a dirty lie

I wish we weren’t here right now

Under the moonlight

I never took you as a romantic.

You say I bring out the best in you,

Why can’t you do the same for me?

My heartrate spikes,

You’re too close

Palms sweaty, Mom’s spaghetti,

**Please leave me alone**

You can’t seem to say it, neither can I:

_I love you’s_ flutter deep inside

Yet the night is stale,

Bouquet on the windowsill

Ragged gasps, I try to hide it,

Deep breaths fill more space than silence