Could this emotion
be something unknown
a foreign language
never spoken to the living

I can't understand
this feeling that I bare
is it something to express
or is it teenage-
not actually there

The words hold such weight
a pressure I can't escape
should it be spoken
I've said it before
yet - now its difficult
a struggle to my chest

I feel like my lungs
they're collapsing
against his breath
they can't withstand
his touch, his state

do I speak?
is it said?
or do I leave it be
meaningful words unsaid

its so controlling you see-
the last love
was toxic, sorrowful
it was treated badly
discarded feelings-
bare

but this-
I think he knows
the emotions I portray
the feelings unsaid
the thoughts in my head.

I love you.
but is it just teenage
is it these years
of immaturity
unread words on text

I care for you
or do I not
I'm torn. conflict-
it fights in my head

tears they spill
the past suffocates
but nobody can see
this war in-between.

The light I gave you
stands so strong
but is it long-
till it flickers out?

Is this love real?
or a dream in my head
can I believe it-
another person cares.