Things left unsaid.

‘I want you.’ I said.
A rush of heat swept across my cheeks.
Tenderly embarrassed,
I lowered my head.

‘I just…’ he replied.
I felt the pause- awkward
I knew its cause.
‘I understand were only friends’’
Defeated, I lied.

‘I was just thinking about you.’
Is all I can say.
Mandatory to conceal:
You are my every day.
Too proud to bend, too enamored to break
I keep caring for caring’s sake…

‘I didn’t mean to call you.’
But I had a glass of wine
Still I could not think of a vintage as sweet
As the fermentation between you and I.

‘You should come and visit.’
Eager, I bite my lip.
It’s the best I can do
It’s the only truth I dare imbue
When you are still a part of him
And I (preternaturally),
Am a part of you.