You always prepare for the hurt
Keeping it to yourself isn't difficult
But it's the constant upkeep
Of a cheery exterior
That is hard to maintain
When all you can think about
Is how much this is going to hurt
When it ends

I keep telling myself that I can't write poetry for you
But I've been writing poem upon poem
And calling them love letters
Locking them away
For safe keeping

There's something so intimate
Knowing that no one has seen
The sweet words that fall off my tongue
As I whisper these love letters onto page
Into life

We've only been touching and tasting eachother for a few months now
But
It feels like we've been loving one another for ages
Every minute feels like an hour when I'm in your arms
And I wouldn't have it any other way
But
It's the same when you're away
Days become months without you
I become a mess I don't recognize
Desperate for just a touch more of you
To help me through
These weeks that are years without you
But all the same
I wouldn't have it any other way