Lingering Feelings

I thought that if I ignored the feelings, they would go away,
Yet they stayed, though I distracted myself with others,
Hoping they’d disappear.

We’re just friends who had—or still have—feelings for each other,
Yet it seems you’d rather find comfort in others.
If I had spoken sooner, would things have been different?

Here I am again, longing to hold your heart.
But what if another already has it? Fear.
I hope our paths intertwine again someday,
When you no longer confuse avoidance of commitment with love for others.

By Bellamy