I Love You

I can't tell a soul I love you[/font though my heart begs me to. Every romantic song reminds me of you, and every time I see a happy couple I wish they were you and me. Sometimes I write your name and stare at it wistfully as I imagine how great our lives together would be... but I can't tell a soul I love you. I can't even tell you. I wrote a poem about you, trying to express the depth of my emotion, hoping to make you understand the breadth of my devotion, but the words were not enough. I couldn't explain how strongly I feel about you; I couldn't describe the volatile mix of joy and pain, because I can't tell a soul I love you. Sometimes I feel like my need to see you is consuming me inside, and sometimes when I think about you I tremble... my love for you is never easy to hide. I called my best friend to explain how much I love you... but the words stalled on my tongue, and again, I had to pretend... because I can't tell a soul I love you. I sat on the beach and drew a heart in the sand while I thought about you. I imagined the joy of being with you, of simply holding your hand. I wanted to find you; I wanted to tell you how much I love you, and that I would always love you no matter what you do. As the tide dashed in to steal the heart and carry it off to the sea where it would remain for eternity, I decided that I can never tell you I love you, but I will always try to show you. [/font]