Today's Poetry Reading

Vulnerable Love

I'm standing at a crossroads, and there's something you should know.
This morning, I woke up thinking about you 
and how I don’t ever want to let you go.

You see, I can't let another day go by without telling you the truth.
I'm tired of looking for reasons, you know
as if I needed more proof.

And if I'm totally honest, I've now given up keeping score
of how many times you've kissed me, and I've thought, wow! 
I've never felt like this before.

You know I could kiss your lips forever, but I’m not so sure that you would mind,
because while I know we have something special
I understand it takes time to leave your past behind.

It's scary being so vulnerable, but I want to keep it real. 
If we're to have any future together, I have to be bravely honest
and tell you how I feel.

The truth is, I’m terrified it could all be over if I don’t hear the words I need to hear. 
I want you to tell me that you love me, you want me:
And that I have nothing to fear.

I can feel my heart open. And I'm ready to love again, 
yet I'm so scared because what if I tell you how I really feel
and then you tell me you don’t feel the same.

So I've ruminated long enough, and so today, I'll put my heart on the line.
I can’t let another day go by without telling you the truth
I'm so in love with you, my spunky Valentine.

Written by Natalie K Watson

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