Of all the experiences we share A reality check is our least favorite. Cloaked in excuses so consistently incredulous My incredible feet would already be out the door on someone else But it's you. So instead I enter an alternate reality Where like black magic I can turn my Anger or sadness (depending on the day), Into the selfless, understanding, and forgiving love I've been craving from you since the first time Our eyes became windows to our souls in seconds In that all-consuming stare where my body sent The most intense electric signals deep down to my core, Since the first time you finally tasted Every addictively sweet είσοδος of my body Knowing every lick you gave me, Every sacred act of worship Would loosen the locks on the iron gate of your fragile heart. Would you rather feel crazy or live in fear? We each pick our poison. I've never seen a structure like yours up close Twisted pillars to form that tortured cage around your heart, Regrettably sealed shut, Its crevices filled with just enough rose-colored glass To somehow make me ignore all your mangled metal. Seeing isn't always believing (even though I've seen it- but more importantly, felt it,) The precious flower bud in the middle of your iron prison The loveliest shade of potential I've ever laid love on; How could seeing be believing When my favorite flower has yet to bloom?