I wrote this for Doug a few months ago (at time of writing it is March 12 2006) and I totally got rejected, but it is still one of my best and favorite poems.
I love you
I think the time is right
I'm about to open my mouth
But to my surprise, no words come out
Is there no way to say "I love you"?
It seems so straightforward,
But when you’re the one making the statement,
It’s not as easy as it seemingly is
3 words,
3 syllables,
3 seconds to release all that has been caught up within me
Every since I saw your eyes,
3 thousand times my soul cried out
3 thousand nights I've longed for you
3 million tears shed
No way to say it.
Will my feelings forever be trapped in the yearning core of my soul?
What sort of evil keeps me from expressing the feelings I have?
Why does my heart cry out only to be ignored?
Why could anything so easy be too hard to do, I want to tell you.
All I want to say is I Love You.