MIGHT BE

When he said he might be in love with me

I didn't know how to answer 

Perhaps it's because his words scream of uncertainty 

But regardless ,I remained quite

Desperate for him to correct his sentence 

And say "I am in love with you"

Cause the "might be" also means "might not" 

I do not reply to his confession. 

He said if he was ever to get married 

He would love it to be with someone like me 

And I don't know whether to be sad or happy 

Cause all I heard was someone like, but someone not.

I wish he would speak with conviction 

Make a bold statement that might scare me 

Or set me free from this state of distrust 

It would be a gamble

But I wish he would take the risk 

Cause he thinks I'm worth risking for

See, back when we had our late night talks 

I remember the fog around him 

Light enough to show me his features 

But not light enough to show me all of him 

I remember how he played with words

Going around in circles, twists and turns 

So that I know enough of what he's trying to say 

But not enough that I could confront him

When he said he might be in love with me 

I laughed like it was a bad joke

While I hoped....what he said had some truth

See, I don't know if he was trying to protect himself 

Or if he just wasn't sure

But whatever it was 

It didn't feel safe 

Like a land mine of words 

I made short replays my short steps 

More blank spaces than words 

Even though waiting for him would hurt 

I knew being wrong would be worse

So I told my assumptions to keep it to themselves 

Before I landed on a mine 

I could not survive from.

When he said he might be in love with me 

.....I was heart broken 

Cause I wouldn't have thought twice 

To tell him I loved him 

With no "might" ,no confusion

If only I had the courage 

I wouldn't have tip-toed like he did 

If only I had the courage

I would have told him I loved him 

I would have told him I meant it.

~Anonymous~

@fortheeccentric