What I've Found

I saw you as you were,
So quiet and reserved,
You saw me as I was,
So sickly in-love.

Through all this time,
My heart has changed,
My clock has chimed,
Myself, I've saved.

The truth of what I feel,
Is too sharp to be spoken,
So my lips remain sealed,
To keep my heart from being broken.

I could say three words,
That would shatter our world,
Or I could say nothing,
And let my heart continue throbbing.

My voice will crack, as it has before,
If I tell you the things about you I adore,
But if I did, if I shared my secret,
I'm afraid you'd be willing to keep it.

See, if I could, I'd shout my love from the roof- tops,
I'd let everyone know that we're calling the shots,
But what if I told you my love for you is so true,
And you decided that feeling wasn't mutual?

What if I cried a thousand tears,
And lived through all of my fears,
And still had you there,
But only as my friend?

I don't think I could bare that,
I couldn't hold my sadness in,
I wouldn't be able to do it,
I would not love again...

No, I know what I would do,
I would stop the calls, I would stop the dates,
There would be no more Wednesdays,
I would give up, and leave it to fate.

It would be our end,
I don't want that,
So this I will not send,
Due to this one fact.

True love is too gentle for me to handle,
I cannot simply say "I love you" to you,
I cannot simply light your love for me, like a candle,
I have to, unfortunately, wait for you...