Have you ever been so close to love that you could feel it radiating around you?

So sweet that you could almost taste it?

I am within and without

Surrounded by love, radiating off of those around me,
But yet, I am without it.

I cannot grasp its meaning.
My longing to understand it is one of the strongest desires of my heart.

But I'm afraid.

Afraid that as close as I have come to accepting love, to carrying it inside of me,
I fear that close to love, will be the closest I'll ever get.

You see, love is a tricky little thing.
It could be your greatest accomplishment,
And in the same breath,
Your greatest downfall.

Is it worth the risk?
*I fear I'll never know.