I.
Lust.
Primal and visceral.
That feeling in your body
when you see that beautiful girl
for the very first time.
When you walk up to her
and think 'this is what
love at first sight means.'
Like the sun, it's burning,
but beautiful.
Do I lust after you?

II.
Love.
Delicate and beautiful.
That feeling deep in your stomach
when you see their smile
again.
When you're just as happy
sitting in silence
as you would be talking
just as long as you're with them.
Like going for a walk,
but never coming home.
Do I love you?

III.
Want.
Longing and desiring.
That feeling in your stomach
the second they walk away
and you don't know
when you'll see them
again.
When you lie awake at night
and think only of them
and their touch and their kiss
because there was nothing
more beautiful.
Like a knife,
it cuts deeper each time.
Do I want you?

IV.
Need.
Vulnerability and fear.
That feeling in every inch of your body
when you can't be with them.
When the lights are off and you
turn to old habits to force yourself
to accept that they left.
Like a fire deep inside,
unable to stop burning.
Painful and numbing all at once.
Never ending.
And - oh god,
I need you.