such a sensation had come over me
this was no longer lust but love
the wheels in my heart pivoted
as i mused on the feeling of awareness that had transpired in my mind
an unwanted epiphany is what this was
fearing your inability to reciprocate the genuine feelings i kept holding back
i was saving you from the excuses you would spit back, anything to avoid commitment
while protecting myself from the unintentional grief that you could bestow upon me
now each night we go out
drive around
i pretend it is still lust
when with all of my heart
i know
i am so in love with you