From My Heart

The words hiding, coy,

Not scared, anxious,

Still nervous, I am,

Aware, unaware,

But wary, of you, important,

You are, to me, today,

A day, tomorrow, reigning,

A conqueror, you are,

Stealing me, away, not,

Too far you are,

Still so close, separated,

A wall lurking, weak,

Short, small, not minute,

As the clock ticks, forward,

Stomach tightening,

A knot forming, churning,

The heart beating, not,

But racing, sprinting,

Running, and lurching,

Jumping, uncertain,

But not hiding, behind,

A curtain, as you appear,

Not disappear, the smile,

Melting, the heart, me,

Sweating, the words,

Coming, slow, tense,

Unhurried, truly hesitant,

Coherent, I don’t know,

But just a story,

From my heart.