i think the reason i held off for so
long was that i was scared. i knew
that it felt like to pour all my love into a
single person like rain and watch the droplets
fall off of them and onto the ground beside my
heart and its dying pulse. i knew what it took to look at the
person who i gave my forever to and realize that our
hearts will never beat in sync. so i kept my distance. i always
knew that stopping a forest fire required more than i could
afford to lose, so i approached with caution. it was too late
then, the spark had already caught hold. you began
with a soft zephyr but i turned my back and your tornado
swept me off me feet. i can’t step out now.
please don’t be like the last.