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