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I see the fear as you struggle so afraid
to give your heart to just let it go,
you will look at me across a table
in a quiet restaurant and say
Lisa, I love you,
as if you had just said something as common
as placing an order to the waitress,
I smile,
it is safe for you here among the throng
to say those words,
I understand that for you to even contemplate
the action is monumentous,
so I respond and say *I love you too* as I turn
to place my order,
I do not call attention to your action
I do not wish to make you self concious and pull away,
in time you will feel safe enough with me
to express yourself in private,
not relying on public politeness to
protect your heart from the imagined fear
of rejection,
later,much later
in your arms you will show me all that you cannot say,
cannot deny,
cannot hold back,
cannot hide,
and as you make love to me with your eyes wide open
I will see those words staring back at me
floating in the darkened grey of your eyes,
Lisa I love you....
