Heart beats fast
Blood pressures up
Buzz in your head
Every cell & follicle stands up

Peace on contact
Fire still burns
Laughter in conversation
Passion still churns
Knowledge & ideas shared
Desire holds tight

So much binds them
Yet fear divides

Unknown outcomes
Past mistakes
Current situations
Comfortable yet uncomfortable space

Knowing that now
Liked or not
Seems easier to stay in
Than giving the uncharted a shot

What if it's not
All that they dream
But what if it's more
Than just what's been seen

Should it be bottled
And left on a shelf
To molder and crumble
And shrink on itself

Or should they shirk off
The old ties that bind
And find out what happens
When they give it a try

No one wants to hurt
And no one wants to wound
But what if denial
Brings just what they fear

The loss of someone
Who has become so dear

A favorite line comes to mind
At these times

Fear is the mind killer

Perhaps the heart also withers