How do I tell you what I�m feeling?
How do I tell you that I don�t want to let go?
Lying here in this cold, lonesome bed
That was once occupied by the love between us.

The pillowcases have long since been dry
And barely remember what tears are.
They have forgotten how I wept silently
In mourning of the death of the love between us.

The sheets bear the stains of our lusty passion
For we shared that long after the fall.
Now there are only two moves that can be made
From the rubble of the love between us.

Months passed like so many wilted rose petals.
I cling to your naked body beside me
Knowing full well friends with perks can�t last.
Have we reached the farewell to the love between us?

I�m so afraid of what the future has in store.
I�m more afraid of what is going on inside me.
Should I tell you that I want your love once again?
I long. I burn. I yearn for the love between us.

What then of the independence we now both enjoy?
If we return to where we were, will that fade away?
Have our lives grown so separated from each other
That we can never return to the love between us?

So I put on a brave face and take the final step
With faith and fear intermingled upon my soul.
I�m hoping I�m taking a leap in the right direction.
I want to get away from the pain between us.

Copyright © 2003 Christopher Burns

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