To be Lost in Limerence

I'm pretty certain this is why they lock people up. Love is just an obsession, that others deem reasonable.

I keep telling myself that for every moment I can't be near you, 

I can be preparing for you. 

For all the sentences you don't hear from my lips, 

are all the words I could use again, even better. 

For all the times I cannot see you, 

I can work on how you will see me. 

For every day I go untouched, 

I can work on making myself soft, and worthy of your reach.  

That doesn't mean it isn't hard. 

That doesn't mean I want the distance any longer, 

or the visits any farther apart... 

It will never be that I don't miss you, 

or that I wish you to stay so far... 

But maybe, if this is all a sweet dream and nothing more, 

we can keep this going just a little longer,

and revel in its innocence. 

Author's Note

I think fear is found in all relationships, and is healthy to maintain an even balance of... Be afraid that things will change, so you can appreciate the fleeting moments of the present.

Reviews

[mattavelli]

Hello, Siren! :)
This was an interesting read, worshipful. Thanks for sharing.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Nice poem with a title that perfectly fits its theme. I remember in the past feeling these exact words a couple of times. Oh the stories I would tell my young self if I could go back in time. Thank you for sharing your poem.