i can never seem to tell you <br />can i? <br />the words float to the surface <br />of my mind <br />but i'm too embarrassed <br />to say them <br /> <br />you just smile <br />you know what i'm thinking <br />but afterwards i'm sorry <br /> <br />i should have said it <br />i should say it all the time <br /> <br />you tell me <br />why can't i tell you? <br />i know why, <br />those words cause blood to fill my cheeks <br />they aren't cool enough for me <br /> <br />i'll only whisper it so no one else can hear <br />but sometimes i want to shout it loud <br /> <br />i don't. <br /> <br />i should have said it. <br />i should say it all the time. <br /> <br />if you weren't there i wouldn't function <br />curl up in a corner and waste away <br />no one else finds me funny in quite the same way <br />or cares about everything i tell them, <br />you care even when you don't know what i'm saying. <br />but i still can't seem to say it, <br />can i? <br /> <br />you tell me nearly everyday. <br />i'm telling you today. <br />today is special, i'll plunge forward with embarrassment <br />for you. <br /> <br />i should have said it. <br />i should say it. now. <br /> <br /> <br />i wouldn't be here without you <br />you are the best. <br />i love you. <br /> <br />-your daughter<br /><br />Lahnee A.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/those-words-that-make-blood-fill-my-cheeks/
