holding back what i'm strong enough to
still a little seeps out when i exhale
it's hard enough to say that i love you
by the time i can admit it, i hope your feelings haven't grown stale

my skin is so pale
where your hands have not touched
your fingers leaving a light-red trail
i blush; for you it doesn't take much

around my heart your hand does clutch
you travel in circles in my mind
you're struggling with this problem as much as i
do you love me? oh, if mercy could be so kind.

i feel you so close at night
still feel your arms so tight
your breathing light
my cheeks glowing so bright

your skin is soft
your kisses softer
crying silently, inhaling so fast i coughed
how do you not feel like a monster?

laying in the same spot
when morning comes around
my insides are in a knot
still i can't make a sound