I can feel your heart pounding when I move near
Your breathing: heavy
Artificially constricted
So that you don't appear too eager.
And even though you shy away when my face is close,
Your body and my instinct tell me different.

You're so warm.
So soft.

Yet, you send chills up my neck
And I do the same for you.
Do I do the same for you?

You need time.
You deserve it.
I am being selfish.
I know this.
This is my role: supportive, flirty friend.

I caught you looking at me today.
When I returned from a weekend without you.
What were you thinking?

Nuzzle my neck.
Kiss me. Whisper in my ear.
Tell me what you think of me
And let it be what I want to hear.

You're funny
The way you act
What you say
What does it mean?

Does it matter?

No.

Because I know.
I do.
Know.

By Sarah Hulin