​I love you, I must confess

I love you, I must confess,

I breathe you in, and hold my breath.

I don’t want to sadden you; I’ll hold you dearly,

But when you ask to leave,

I tell you very clearly—

“Listen! I love you, sincerely so,

With agony, only green eyes know;

Take my hand, my heart too,

So I can follow you

Till the world’s doom.”

You leave, it makes my heart bleed,

You stay, my worries scurry away.

I bleed when I write your name,

I sew my cuts with tears you veil—

But it’s all in vain.

I squeeze you tight, till your last breath,

Till your white shirt turns red in love and death,

On your hands and knees you begged,

& I wept, I wept I wept—

“Don’t go, don’t leave, you’re all I’ve ever believed.”