Written: 2/16/12 <br />About: DaNaizsha Perez <br /> <br />As I sit here and stare longingly into your pretty eyes <br />I feel as if I've been living a lie <br />Wanting what I can't have is tendency number one <br />It's why I'm writing poetry for you after vowing I was done <br />On Valentine's Day I wanted to nurture and hold you in my arms <br />For when you're around me the world can do no harm <br />But what happens when the girl you want desires someone else <br />Do you stay quiet keeping your true emotions to yourself <br />Or do you spill your guts and hope for the best <br />Hoping for some kind of response to cure the unrest <br />Unrest from a mind that's obviously obsessed with you <br />Unrest from a desire that's obviously not new <br />Whether that response comes in the form of a yes or obviously a no <br />I will always and forever care about you so <br />I can never tell you this face to face <br />So here in my poetry has to be the place <br />Where I've gained the courage to tell you words long past due <br />Where I've gained the courage to tell you the words: I love you<br /><br />Jonathan Sewell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/25-courage-gained/
