i am
always
in love
you could ask me
at any time
in my life
if i have someone
i like
and
i would always
without a fail
answer "yes"
i always have someone
in my mind
someone who i dream about
someone
who's arms i desire
to be wrapped
around me
and whose voice
i hear
singing to me
when i fall asleep
sometimes it's
a person who
i've dreamed of before
other times it's
someone completely new
but for what it's worth
i'm always in love
i wear my heart
safety pinned to my sleeve
polished like a trophy
and waiting for someone
to pick it
like a beautiful flower
or the juiciest fruit
it still waits there
for someone to take it
i've shown it to many people
but
none have grasped it
none have
held it
and felt it beat
and certainly no one
has held it to their chest
and felt it beat with theirs
people think poems about love are easy to write
but
in reality
they're a lot harder to write
because you have so many emotions
and you need your teeth to hold them
and filter them out