i love you rests at the tip of my tongue
at the edge of my lips

but something holds me back
as your hands rest on mine

catch my self falling
i fall and i slip

watching you drive
feeling the energy that makes us alive

what keeps me quiet?
fear rests her finger
softly on my lips
silence.

i scream the words in my head

just over your shoulder she shakes her head
fingers around my throat
close my eyes let the thought float
away

no i don't