Could I love you?

Could I love you?

The way you look at me;
The way you touch me;
The way your voice plays across my mind;
The way you kiss my fingers;
The way you play with my hair;
The way you smile at me;
The way you make me tingle;
The way you make my heart skip;
The way you care.
The way.
Your way.

Your way is the best way I've ever gone.
I don't think I could take a wrong turn when you are around.
When you are away, my mind runs to you.
When you are away, my palms are trying to imitate your touch.
When you are away, I smile for your reason.
When you are away, you are never away.

It's when we are alone,
even with others...we are alone.
No one has ever made me feel like a queen.
Princess, yes, but you, You, must be the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
You think you won. Not once, not twice but three times.
Truth of the matter is, you might have won the battles.
But sweetheart, I won the war.

I wish I could say exactly how I feel.
I know you'd like to hear it, or maybe not...
I know you would like to hear me say those words.
Those words that I've always been throwing to the wind.
I cannot. I cannot. I cannot.
I do not want this.
I mean, I want this.
I don't want more...If that makes any sense.

I have this thing, where I try to see ahead of time.
It's scary.
My future doesn't look that bright.
I wish you could be my light. My light.
You light up the tunnel, but the tunnel is ending.
The wall is so close.
I should jump it.
Or go right through, you give me enough strenght to do so.
You make me strong, yet weak.

I know myself too well.
In fact, I don't know myself at all.
All I know, is that this, this thing we have is breathtaking.
You are breathtaking.
The contour of your lips, the softness, the way they leave me wanting more.
The way our heart rate matches up when we...make love.
The way we sync up.
Scribe to scribe.

I fit so perfectly in your chest. My nook.
Your strong arms around me, the perfect size of your body.
The way I need to stand on my toes to actually kiss you,
the way, I have to make an effort.
The way you cannot stay away from me.
The way I cannot stay away from you.
The way.
Your way.

I am a beast. I was a beast.
Take, take, take...and leave the ones I love ruthlessly bleeding on the ground.
The last thing I want to do is to hurt you, in any way.
That is my nature though. That is what I've always done.
I am a woman,
I don't know what I want.
I know what I don't want.
I need stability. I need courage. I need...to live for myself.
If they let me, I'll go somewhere, I'll get far.
I might not be able to fly, but I got my two feet to get me there.

Come with me.
You need ambition.
You need plans.
You need to learn independence.
Just like me.
We might not have it all together,
but together we might have it all.

We need to grow up.
We haven't been able to take care of ourselves for so long...
How can we take care of each other?

Could I love you?
I think I could. But do I want to?
It might hurt,
I guess all I can do is pray.
Could I love you?
I could,
I could,
I could...
But that doesn't mean I will.

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